The Story Of An Abduction In The Seventeenth Century is a historical fiction novel written by Jacob Van Lennep and originally published in 1891. The story is set in the 17th century and revolves around the abduction of a young Dutch girl named Gertrude by a group of Algerian pirates. The novel follows Gertrude's harrowing journey as she is taken from her home in Holland to the slave markets of Algiers, where she is sold to a wealthy Arab family. Despite...