One morning, David Balfour locks up his home in the Lowlands of Scotland, and goes to find the mysterious House of Shaws. Soon, however, his dreams of a wonderful future are shattered.

Within a week, David is a prisoner on a ship going to America. Then the famous Jacobite, Alan Breck Stewart, comes on board, and the ship’s crew plan to murder him. Together, Alan and David escape to the west coast of Scotland. Here, David begins his long and dangerous journey home, through a country torn apart by hatred between the King’s men and the proud Highlanders. His story is a classic tale of adventure and friendship.