Robert Louis Stevenson: 1171 books

Stevenson, à l'Automne 1878, part en randonnée à pieds à travers les Cévennes, avec pour toute compagnie, une ânesse, Modestine. Dans ce récit de voyage, il relate ses rencontres, décrit les paysages et l'histoire du pays. Un des premiers road-books qui donnera envie de suivre les chemins de l'aventure.

The book which put Stevenson's name in the mouth of the ' man in the street,' lifted him at a single bound to a place among men of the time and, by the still greater sensation which it created in America, led to the large income which soon afterwards he drew from the United States. The ear of a great...

"The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" can be seen as a story about the concept of good and evil that exists in all of us or a critique on the hypocrisy and double standards of the society and also an interesting study into the mind of the author and into the theories of dualism.First...

Annie Roe Carr - Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays 02. Alice Duer Miller - The Burglar And The Wizard 03. Berthold Auerbach - Christian Gellert's Last Christmas 04. Bret Harte - How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar 05. Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol 06. L. Frank Baum - A Kidnapped Santa Claus 07....

In this travel memoir, Stevenson recounts his trip from Scotland to California. He travels by ship to America in order to see his ill ex-wife. His vivid descriptions of life aboard ship during a time when many were immigrating to America, as well as his view of Americans themselves, make for an exciting work.

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Une édition de référence de L’île au trésor de Stevenson, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques. « On me demande de raconter tout ce qui se rapporte à mes aventures dans l’île au Trésor, – tout, depuis le commencement jusqu’à la fin, – en ne...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.’ Orphaned as a young teenager, Lowlander David Balfour’s only relative is his guardian...

HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics. 'All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil.' After taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel and despicable Mr Hyde. Although seemingly...

'"One more step, Mr Hands," said I, "and I'll blow your brains out"' In Treasure Island, a weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins's parents - and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. For when Bones...

'there were only seven out of the twenty-six on whom we knew we could rely; and out of those seven one was a boy ...' When a mysterious seafarer puts up at the Admiral Benbow, young Jim Hawkins is haunted by his frightening tales; the sailor's sudden death is the beginning of one of the most exciting...

Este sorprendente volumen reúne narraciones de escritores famosos de distintas épocas y nacionalidades, algunos insospechados para el género de lo extraordinario, desde Bécquer, Chéjov o Stevenson, hasta Twain y Rilke. Los fantasmas son una extensión de lo desconocido; no sólo han muerto (nada...

First published in 1885, Stevenson's verses so truly reflect the feelings of young children--about being small, the bliss of going up in a swing so high, discovering one's shadow, happiness and sorrow and dreaming--that they have never ceased to be an essential part of a child's library. Robinson's beautiful pictures originally appeared in 1896 in the first illustrated edition.

Pubblicato nel 1883, questo romanzo che rimane il più celebre di Stevenson è anche probabilmente un insuperato esempio nel genere del romanzo avventuroso, oltre che uno dei libri più celebri di tutti i tempi. Uscito per la prima volta a puntate sulla rivista per ragazzi 'Young Folks', le sue ambientazioni...