Stevenson: 1819 books

One of the most enduringly popular adventure tales, Treasure Island began in 1881 as a serialized adventure entitled "The Sea-Cook"in the periodical Young Folks. Completed during a stay at Davos, Switzerland, where Stevenson had gone for his health, it was published in 1883 in the form we know today.Set...

A generous and remarkable young prince, together with his loyal and brave servant, find more adventure than they bargained for in The Suicide Club, Robert Louis Stevenson's engrossing trilogy of short stories about a bizarre club for people with a strong desire to end their lives.In these interrelated...

Set in 18th-century Scotland, this brooding historical romance unfolds amid the Jacobite Rebellion. A struggle between good and evil begins in the old Scottish castle of Durrisdeer — the ancestral home of the Durie clan — where James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, persists in his lifelong rivalry...

* Book : Treasure Island * Biography * Bibliography Treasure Island is an adventure novel by author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked...

Fleshbound is a heavy, cerebral trip through the mind of madness. You will see the world through the eyes of the lost, and temper your heart with a touch of beauty. It’s an homage to the written word, and a kick to the balls of society. Its social commentary and brilliant prose touch upon drug addiction,...

Dead in the Water is an unconventional detective story, set within the environment of staging a new production of a large off West-End musical. The narrator is an unwitting sleuth, perhaps better suited to finding lost spectacles than solving a mysterious death and is dedicated to the consumption...

This is an autobiography about a little girl who was separated from her family as she struggles with a lifetime of events that unfold. Along the way, she discovers God and how he answers her prayers at a very young age, as she tries to keep reaching out to find her family. But there’s always an...

El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde, a veces titulado simplemente El doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde, es una novela escrita por Robert Louis Stevenson y publicada por primera vez en inglés en 1886, que trata acerca de un abogado, Gabriel John Utterson, que investiga la extraña relación entre su viejo amigo, el Dr. Henry Jekyll, y el misántropo Edward Hyde.

The Benefits of Literary Transitions In both written and oral communications, transitions are those literary connective devices which are introductory in nature. They exist as words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and in some cases these transitional elements are in the form of paragraphs....

In 1915 the 1st Australian Division led the way ashore at Gallipoli. In 1916 it achieved the first Australian victory on the Western Front at Pozières. It was still serving with distinction in the battles that led to the defeat of the German army in 1918. To Win the Battle explains how the division...

Robert Louis Stevenson: Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Erstdruck London, Longman, 1886. Hier in der Übersetzung von Grete Rambach, Leipzig, Insel, 1930. Vollständige Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2015. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage. Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 11 pt.

Like many of Stevenson's short stories this is also a brilliant piece. Considered one of the first few short stories in English literature the work has a profound message. With deep mystery pervading the atmosphere of the whole narrative this is a captivating and engrossing tale.

A spine-chilling work by Stevenson. The tale is based on some prevalent beliefs of his times when it was believed that madness is hereditary. It further revolves around the idea of vampirism the thirst for blood. With gothic elements and horrifying events this is a highly engrossing work.

One of Stevenson's most famous and enduringly popular works, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable and affable doctor and his brutal associate. Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London, this tale of murder, split personality and obscure...