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Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 2018-11-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1510737847 |
The Best Short Works of One of English Literature’s Most Masterful Storytellers Collected in a Single Volume Known mostly for his seminal full-length works, such as the famous classics Treasure Island and Kidnapped, Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterful short fiction is often overshadowed. Now these pioneering works in the English short story tradition are presented here, collected in a single volume. Including the beloved novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," which G. K. Chesterton called “a double triumph,” and “The Merry Men,” as well as stories like “The Suicide Club” and “The Rajah’s Diamond” from the acclaimed 1882 collection New Arabian Nights, The Greatest Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson immerses you in Stevenson’s extraordinary worlds—thrilling tales of pure adventure and suspense, glorious evocations of the beauty of the Scottish countryside, and characters painted with the same vigor and energy as his most well-known creations. Showcasing his brilliant and lucid prose, his dramatic skill, and his perfect sense of pace that made him a celebrity during his time and a landmark author in the history of English literature, Stevenson’s enduring stories continue to capture the imagination of the contemporary reader and rightly belong to popular mythology today.
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Modern Library |
Total Pages | : 882 |
Release | : 2011-07-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307796841 |
The complexity and range of Robert Louis Stevenson’s short fiction reveals his genius perhaps more than any other medium. Here, leading Stevenson scholar Barry Menikoff arranges and introduces the complete selection of Stevenson’s brilliant stories, including the famed masterpiece Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as “The Beach of Falesá” and Stevenson’s previously uncollected stories. Arthur Conan Doyle has written that “[Stevenson’s] short stories are certain to retain their position in English literature. His serious rivals are few indeed.” This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes explanatory notes, a Scots’ Glossary, and a unique appendix dedicated to Stevenson’s influence on the Oxford English Dictionary.
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Oxford Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2008-05-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0199536082 |
Roslyn Jolly is Lecturer in English at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is the author of Henry James: History, Narrative, Fiction (OUP, 1993).
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Cosimo Classics |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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On 23 September 1878 Stevenson set out from Le Monastier in the Haut Loire, to tramp through the wild region of the Cevennes. His only companion was a small donkey to carry basic necessities, and a commodious "sleeping sack". In the next 12 days, at a pace dictated by the donkey and carrying most of the supplies himself, he travelled 120 miles across rivers, mountains and forests. His stylish and witty account was published in 1879.
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1907 |
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Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2006-01-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0141908076 |
Everyone has a dark side. Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control. But soon he will discover that his double life comes at a hideous price...
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Cosimo Classics |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : History |
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"Of all my verse, like not a single line; But like my title, for it is not mine." -Robert Louis Stevenson, Underwoods Underwoods (1887), by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a collection of original poetry that Stevenson wrote during one of the most prolific periods of his career. Like his more famous collection, A Child's Garden of Verses, it was inspired by the author's own childhood and is written in both English and his native Scots.
Author | : Claire Harman |
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Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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The short life of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was as adventurous as almost anything in his fiction: his travels, illness, struggles to become a writer, relationships with his volatile wife and step-family, friendships and quarrels have fascinated readers for over a century. In his time he was both engineer and aesthete, dutiful son and reckless lover, Scotsman and South Sea Islander, Covenanter and atheist. Stevenson's books, including Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Kidnapped, have achieved world fame; others -- The Master of Ballantrae, A Child's Garden of Verses, Travels with a Donkey -- remain all-time favourites.
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | : Canterbury Classics |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781607103158 |
No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects the greatest works of Robert Louis Stevenson, whose stories of excitement and adventure will never be forgotten. He wrote stories of chance and peril, pirates and buried gold. He told tales of good and evil, of men struggling with the darkest parts of their souls. Acclaimed Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson was a master whose works offer compelling insight into our hearts and minds. Featuring the full texts of Treasure Island, Prince Otto, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, The Master of Ballantrae, and David Balfour, this Canterbury Classics edition collects Stevenson's greatest yarns in an elegant, leather-bound book. With gilded edges, a ribbon bookmark, and an introduction by a renowned Stevenson scholar, this new edition is the perfect gift or keepsake. Readers will want to keep Robert Louis Stevenson forever—and go on a never-ending adventure!