Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category : America
Languages : en
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Collection (Yale University. Library)
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Languages : en
Pages : 808

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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300091243
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 644

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Millions of readers throughout the world continue to enjoy Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, A Child's Garden of Verses, and other books by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). A celebrated author in many different fields of literature, Stevenson is also recognized as a highly engaging and prolific correspondent: he penned over 2,800 letters, which are contained in eight critically acclaimed volumes published by Yale University Press. In this book, 317 of Stevenson's most interesting and revealing letters represent each stage of his mature life. With a linking narrative and full annotation, Ernest Mehew sets the letters in the context of Stevenson's remarkable life. Beginning with the days of his troubled youth in Edinburgh, Stevenson's letters go on to tell of his love for Frances Sitwell, a beautiful, older married woman; a reckless journey to California in pursuit of Fanny Osbourne, the woman who became his wife; their worldwide but vain search for a healthy place to live; and a period of adventure in the South Seas, where Stevenson wrote some of his best work and became passionately involved in Samoan life. The letters show the author's zest for living despite daunting illnesses, his struggles with his own writing, his literary tastes, and his affection for his friends. Stevenson writes in many moods, ranging from playful and witty to deeply serious. Better than any biography ever could, these letters in Stevenson's own words tell the real story of his life.

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.

Author: MICHAEL. SHAW
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ISBN: 9781913207021
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Languages : en
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books ; Paisley, Scotland : Wilfion Books
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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"A novella that never appeared under Stevenson's name during his lifetime, "An Old Song" contains thematic material that would later be developed into Jekyll and Hyde."--Goodreads.com.

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438113455
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 345

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Presents a collection of critical essays on the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Collection (Yale University. Library)
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 187752736X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 99

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Although several of Robert Louis Stevenson's major works -- Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- have been enshrined in the Western canon of popular literature, these novels represent only a fraction of a prodigious body of writing that spans virtually every genre. Stevenson was a prolific and preternaturally skilled writer, and in these essays, he offers insight, tips, and inspiration that will capture the imagination of both fans of his work and would-be writers.