Books by Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde might represent one of the first literary memes, dropping into the western canon like a bombshell, and staying put 150 years later.

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A spirited tale of high adventure, Kidnapped has charmed and delighted generations of readers ever since its publication more than a hundred years ago. Seventeen-year-old David Balfour is plunged into danger when his uncle contrives to cheat him out of his inheritance. His harrowing ordeal finds him in the company of renegades and rebels and takes him from tempestuous seas to the Scottish highlands.This handsome, meticulously produced Warbler Classics edition includes all seventeen William Hole illustrations from the 1886 first edition of the book, along with annotations throughout and an extensive biographical timeline.

Dr. Jekyll believes that evil burdens every soul, so he creates a drug to rid himself of evil. But little does he know, each time he takes to drug, the evil within him starts to grow more powerful.

Treasure Island follows the adventures of a cabin boy named Jim Hawkins on board the Hispaniola. Hawkins is in for the adventure of a lifetime, as he braves dangerous waters, lives through a mutiny, and searches for buried treasure.

John Varey Nicholson on nuori lakia opiskeleva mies, joka ei aina ajattele ennen kuin toimii. Tämän ominaisuuden takia hän joutuukin toinen toistaan hankalampiin tilanteisiin. Kun John eräänä päivänä lähtee hoitamaan lapsuudenperheensä raha-asiaa, hän päätyy lainaamaan rahaa epäluotettavalle ystävälleen. Onnettomuus seuraa toista, ja pian John on tilanteessa, jossa hänen isänsä on pettynyt häneen sydänjuuriaan myöten. John päättää jättää Edinburghin pölyt taakseen ja muuttaa San Franciscoon – vaan onko muutto ratkaisu Johnin ongelmiin?Hänen vastoinkäymisensä on Robert Louis Stevensonin pienoisromaani.Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) oli skotlantilainen kirjailija, joka tunnetaan erityisesti romaaneistaan Tohtori Jekyll ja Mr Hyde sekä Aarresaari. Stevenson opiskeli yliopistossa tekniikkaa ja oikeustiedettä. Hän asui elämänsä loppuvuodet Samoalla.

Charles Utterson, un avoué de justice, mène l'enquête sur Mister Hyde, un étrange personnage, violent et sans scrupules, et qui serait peut-être même un meurtrier. Il découvre que ce Mister Hyde est très lié avec le docteur Henry Jekyll, un philanthrope sympathique et passionné par son métier. Le docteur Jekyll se livre à des expériences scientifiques et a inventé une drogue pour séparer le bon côté de sa personnalité et de son mauvais côté. Mais nuit après nuit, la face obscure de sa personnalité prend le dessus et finit par le transformer en monstrueux Mister Hyde. Une réflexion puissante et fascinante sur le Bien et le Mal qui cohabitent en nous.

Der Text, der Stevenson mit einem Schlag berühmt machte: Detektivroman, psychologische Fallstudie und Ausgangspunkt eines modernen, vielfach nacherzählten, verfilmten und interpretierten Mythos. Zwei Kommentare beleuchten aus rechtswissenschaftlich-kriminologischer und aus literaturwissenschaftlicher Sicht die Form, die Entstehungsgeschichte und die ideen-, rechts- und literaturgeschichtlichen Kontexte.

Le jeune Jim Hawkins est le fils du gérant de L'Amiral-Benbow, une auberge située sur la côte de Bristol, en Angleterre. Un jour Billy Bones, un vieux loup de mer chargé d'un coffre, s'installe à l'auberge. Jim est tout à la fois fasciné et terrifié par ce marin colérique, violent et ivrogne, d'autant qu'une obscure menace semble planer sur ce dernier. Cette menace se précise lorsqu'un dénommé Chien Noir, vient trouver Bones et lui tient de sinistres propos puis quand Pew, un pirate aveugle, arrive à l'auberge et donne à Billy Bones « la tache noire » , annonciatrice de mort dans le monde des pirates.