Robert Louis Stevenson
41) Die Schatzinsel
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"Die Schatzinsel", der große Abenteuerroman der frühen Moderne, hat die Leser vom ersten Augenblick an gefesselt und Generationen von Schriftstellern inspiriert - von Mark Twain bis Marcel Proust, von Bertolt Brecht bis Alex Capus. Liebevoll zeichnet Stevenson in seinem frühen Werk die Figuren: den mutigen Jung en Jim Hawkins und den gerissenen Seeräuber Silver, und all die dubiosen und skurrilen Gestalten. Und er lässt sie in einer herrlich...
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 4 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 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 authors in the world. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 23 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 22 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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Las historias que recoge esta colección son consideradas lo mejor de la obra stevensoniana y pioneras de la tradición cuentística literaria inglesa. Jorge Luis Borges no sólo sumó este volumen a su biblioteca personal; también declaró: "Desde la niñez, Robert Louis Stevenson ha sido para mí una de las formas de la felicidad".
La primera mitad de este volumen nos presenta dos populares ciclos de misterio, "El club de los suicidas" y "El diamante...
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 1 is a collection of works by the Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson. This volume likely includes some of his most famous works such as "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". It may also include essays, poems, and other writing that showcases his versatility as a writer. The Swanston Edition was a comprehensive collection of Stevenson's works, published...
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This eBook edition of "The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition)".
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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...
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Two of the greatest novels of the 19th Century are collected together in this double-feature by master storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson!
First, the swashbuckling epic tale of high-seas adventure "Treasure Island." When young Jim Hawkins discovers a map to the legendary pirate Captain Flint's buried treasure, he embarks on an ocean voyage to retrieve it with the help of Squire Trelawney, Doctor Livesey and the mischievous sea-cook Long John Silver....
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Read one of the Robert Louis Stevenson classics.
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• Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Robert Louis Stevenson
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The story follows young David Balfour, whose parents have recently died. Set on making his own way in the world, he heads towards his uncle's house and finds he is frenzied and paranoid. In addition, the house is in a ruinous estate;...
51) The Waif Woman
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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 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 authors in the world. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 15 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 20 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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This collection, published in 1893, is among Stevenson's last finished works. The book consists of a novella entitled The Beach of Falesá, a narrative of a South sea trader who is tricked into marriage; it is said to have influenced Joseph Conrad in writing Heart of Darkness. Also included are the short stories "The Bottle Imp," and "The Isle of Voices"-both magical tales of the South Seas that are sure to delight.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 19 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol 13 is a collection of works written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is part of the "Swanston Edition" of Stevenson's works, which was published in the early 20th century. The collection likely includes a variety of Stevenson's writings, including fiction, poetry, and essays.
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Temperament and poor health motivated Robert Louis Stevenson to travel widely throughout his short life, and before he was celebrated as the author of Treasure Island, A Child's Garden of Verses, and other immortal works, he was known for his travelogues. This collection presents some of his finest writing in that vein, starting with "An Inland Voyage." This 1878 chronicle of a canoe journey through Belgium and France charmingly captures the European...
58) Les Marquises
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La liberté individuelle avant tout. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), à la courte vie bien remplie, est une star internationale des lettres quand il débarque dans les mers du Sud. L'Ile au trésor (1883) et L'Etrange Cas du docteur Jekyll et de M. Hyde (1886) ont fait de lui un écrivain réputé. Pourtant, aux yeux de beaucoup, c'est dans ses récits de voyage qu'il excelle véritablement, et, autre paradoxe, c'est sa santé fragile qui le pousse...
59) Fábulas
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Un año después de publicar El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde (1886), Stevenson inició la escritura de sus Fábulas, que no aparecerían hasta 1896, dos años después de su muerte. La libertad que le proporcionaba no exponer esta obra a la reacción de sus lectores le permitió emplear un estilo más descreído y sarcástico, preciso y elíptico. Borges, que las tradujo al español junto a Roberto Alifano, las definió como "una breve...
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Table of Contents:
Novels:
Treasure Island
Kidnapped (Adventures of David Balfour I)
Catriona (Adventures of David Balfour II)
The Wrecker
The Ebb-Tide
St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
Short Stories:
Island Nights' Entertainments (South Sea Tales)
The Adventure of the Hansom Cab
The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective
The Misadventures of John Nicholson.