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Kidnapped

American  
[kid-napt] / ˈkɪd næpt /

noun

  1. a novel (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.


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Kidnapped by bumbling conspiracy theorists Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis, Michelle stares at her jailer calmly as she pitches them on letting her go.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

This book in particular was really inspired by adventure stories, like "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

Also, Game Mechanic Studios will have its HDR10+ gaming title Happy Trails and the Kidnapped Princess on the floor.

From The Verge • Dec. 23, 2021

Kidnapped Africans ended up all around the world.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2020

He’d brought six of his favourite books: Great Expectations, Kidnapped, The Witches, A Wrinkle in Time, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and of course Blink’s red book of poetry.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick