The Adventures of David Balfour

Part 1:
Scotland in the year 1751: Five years have passed since Prince Charles Edward Stewart attempted to reclaim the crowns of Scotland and England with the help of the Scottish Highlanders and the French. The Campbells, who sided with the English, maintain peace and order in the land. Seventeen-year-old David Balfour is sent to his uncle Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws after the death of his father, who lives near Edinburgh. On his way there, he meets Catriona, the daughter of the imprisoned Highlander James More Drummond. His uncle Ebenezer takes him in, but David soon realizes that he is least safe here, as the old Ebenezer intends to seize David's inheritance for himself. He survives an initial murder attempt, but he is ultimately no match for his uncle's cunning.