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Donald’s Literary Exploration of Scotland
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last updated Dec 30, 2019 07:05AM
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An in-depth look into the murder which inspired a Scottish classic novel, Kidnapped.
Truly, it was my literature-lovin' heart that spurned me on to read The Appin Murder. I'm a big fan of Robert Louis Stevenson and his writings. Thus, I just had to read the true story behind it, once I heard about it.
Carney's research and final accounting of how it really went down is quite thorough. He pulls from many different resources to tie it together the best way possible. Honestly though, I found the writ ...more
Truly, it was my literature-lovin' heart that spurned me on to read The Appin Murder. I'm a big fan of Robert Louis Stevenson and his writings. Thus, I just had to read the true story behind it, once I heard about it.
Carney's research and final accounting of how it really went down is quite thorough. He pulls from many different resources to tie it together the best way possible. Honestly though, I found the writ ...more

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