Robert Louis Stevenson

This eBook edition of "The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition)". Content: Biographies: Robert Louis Stevenson by Alexander Japp The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson By Sir Graham Balfour The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson By Nellie Van De Grift Sanchez Novels: Treasure Island Prince Otto The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Kidnapped Catriona The...

Die Herren von Hermiston Robert Louis Stevenson - Die Handlung ist in Edinburgh und Umgebung angesiedelt und spielt zur Zeit der Napoleonischen Kriege. Protagonist ist Archie Weir, der Sohn des Lord Oberrichters Adam Weir, dessen Vorbild der berüchtigte Henkerrichter Robert MacQueen Lord Braxfield (17221799) ist. Nach einer öffentlichen Kritik am Vater wird Archie auf das Familiengut Hermiston verbannt, wo er sich in die Nichte der Haushälterin...

The author of Treasure Island shares true stories of his travels in the Pacific in these portraits of nineteenth-century Tahiti, New Zealand, and beyond. Setting sail from San Francisco in June 1888, the author of Kidnapped and other classic adventure fiction embarked on a journey of his own. Having endured periods of illness and isolation in his earlier years, Robert Louis Stevenson was determined to see the far corners of the world. His extensive...

The author famed for Treasure Island and other novels shares his own real-life adventures. Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson is best known for his popular adventure classics and suspenseful tales, such as Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But in his day he was also famed for his own globetrotting life as he traveled far and wide, in spite of health problems-and for his many essays. This volume collects his writings...

Inhalt: Der Selbstmordklub Der Arzt und der Reisekoffer Das öde Haus Des Rajahs Diamant Frau von Vandeleurs Privatsekretär Die Geschichte des Gottesmannes Das Haus mit den grünen Jalousien

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This unique collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's memoirs, travel sketches and island literature has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated...

A short thriller and a comic crime novel by the author of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explore murderous greed in nineteenth-century Scotland. The Wrong Box: Two elderly brothers, Joseph and Masterman, are the last surviving members of an investment agreement known as a tontine. All their two nephews have to do to inherit everything is make sure Joseph outlives Masterman. But that's easier said than done. Robert Louis Stevenson cowrote...

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde includes an Introduction and Afterword by Charles L. Grant. British lawyer Mr. Utterson had proof. Hyde was a foul, twisted, shrunken creature who...

Table of Contents: BALLADS A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES UNDERWOODS SONGS OF TRAVEL THE VAGABOND YOUTH AND LOVE WE HAVE LOVED OF YORE MATER TRIUMPHANS TO THE TUNE OF WANDERING WILLIE WINTER TO DR. HAKE TO - IF THIS WERE FAITH MY WIFE TO THE MUSE TO AN ISLAND PRINCESS TO KALAKAUA TO PRINCESS KAIULANI TO MOTHER MARYANNE IN MEMORIAM E.H. TO MY WIFE TO MY OLD FAMILIARS TO S. C. THE HOUSE OF TEMBINOKA THE SONG THE WOODMAN TROPIC RAIN AN END OF TRAVEL TO S.R....