Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson, with a Selection of the Best Short Novels
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Complete Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0307796841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0307796841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
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.
South Sea Tales
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0199536082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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).
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0199536082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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).
New Arabian Nights
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Thrawn Janet
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949185
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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In a small Scottish village the Reverends housekeeper is rumoured to be involved with witchcraft. As strange and terrifying events unfold, the villagers' darkest fears come to life. Stevenson's masterful use of the Scots dialect and atmospheric setting enhances the eerie and unsettling mood of this gothic narrative. »Thrawn Janet« is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, originally published in 1881. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850–1894] was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He is among the 30 most translated authors of all time and has been praised by Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, and Bertolt Brecht. Treasure Island is his most famous work, along with the gothic sci-fi novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949185
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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In a small Scottish village the Reverends housekeeper is rumoured to be involved with witchcraft. As strange and terrifying events unfold, the villagers' darkest fears come to life. Stevenson's masterful use of the Scots dialect and atmospheric setting enhances the eerie and unsettling mood of this gothic narrative. »Thrawn Janet« is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, originally published in 1881. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850–1894] was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He is among the 30 most translated authors of all time and has been praised by Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, and Bertolt Brecht. Treasure Island is his most famous work, along with the gothic sci-fi novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.
Treasure Island
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Pages : 362
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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ISBN: 9781479417414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, best known for his classicn ovels, such as Treasure Island. This volume includes "The Dynamiter," a collection of connected short stories by Stevenson, including: Prologue of the Cigar Divan, Zero's Tale of the Explosive Bomb, and Story of the Fair Cuban.
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ISBN: 9781479417414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, best known for his classicn ovels, such as Treasure Island. This volume includes "The Dynamiter," a collection of connected short stories by Stevenson, including: Prologue of the Cigar Divan, Zero's Tale of the Explosive Bomb, and Story of the Fair Cuban.
The Body-snatcher
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category : Grave robbing
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Category : Grave robbing
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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The Sire de Malétroit's Door
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category : Romances
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Romances
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Olalla
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Olalla" is a short story by the Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first published in the Christmas 1885 issue of The Court and Society Review, then re-published in 1887 as part of the collection The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. It is set in Spain during the Peninsular War. A Scottish soldier recovering from his injuries in Spain goes to stay with a local family, where he eventually meets the beautiful Olalla and falls in love with her. But things won't be smooth sailing for either of them...
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Olalla" is a short story by the Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first published in the Christmas 1885 issue of The Court and Society Review, then re-published in 1887 as part of the collection The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. It is set in Spain during the Peninsular War. A Scottish soldier recovering from his injuries in Spain goes to stay with a local family, where he eventually meets the beautiful Olalla and falls in love with her. But things won't be smooth sailing for either of them...