Books by Robert Louis Stevenson

All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone, in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil.The disturbing Mr. Hyde is making his repugnant presence known in late 19th Century London. But punishment for his vile acts are always parried by the good, and well-respected, Dr. Jekyll. Soon, the secret relationship between the two men will be revealed.¿A classic that continues to be referenced today, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will forever be locked in literary history.

Il primo romanzo di uno degli autori più importanti della letteratura mondiale. Pubblicato nel 1877 su una rivista londinese, il testo è stato riscoperto solo nel 1982 grazie a una lettera ritrovata nell’università di Yale che ne attesta la paternità dello scrittore scozzese. Come molte opere prime, "Una vecchia canzone" presenta una buona dose delle tematiche che, seppur non del tutto sviluppate, caratterizzano le opere più mature di Stevenson. Per i lettori affezionati alla penna de "Lo strano del dottor Jekyll e del signor Hyde" e de "L’isola del tesoro", questo libro sarà un tuffo nella sua genesi artistica e stilistica. La dualità della natura umana, la coesistenza di male e bene all’interno della nostra coscienza, il costante confronto con le regole sociali prestabilite, la ricerca di un'oasi di pace—"Una vecchia canzone", dal titolo così calzante, leggerà come una storia attempata, ben incastonata nella sua epoca, ma con una verticalità trasversale capace di arrivare ai lettori di oggi.Questo audiolibro è stato realizzato in collaborazione con Edizioni Clichy.Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894) è stato uno scrittore britannico. Uno degli scrittori più famosi e influenti di sempre, i suoi libri hanno segnato la rotta per molti generi che si sono sviluppati in seguito. Tra le sue opere più famose ricordiamo "Lo strano caso del dottor Jekyll e del signor Hyde" e "L’isola del tesoro".

Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Robert Louis Stevenson: Die Schatzinsel | Neue Ausgabe, mit den original Illustrationen von Georges Roux und der legendären Schatzkarte, von Stevenson selbst gezeichnet | »Die Schatzinsel« gehört zu jenen faszinierenden Büchern, die über Jahrzehnte hinweg von Generationen abenteuerlustiger Jungs (und Mädchen) immer wieder aufs Neue gelesen werden. Die Idee zum Buch entstand für Robert Louis Stevenson, als er für seinen Stiefsohn die Karte einer Insel skizzierte. Er berichtet später davon: Die Gestalt dieser Insel befruchtete meine Phantasie außerordentlich. Da waren Buchten und Hafenplätze, die mich entzückten, [...] und im Bewusstsein einer Schicksalsbestimmung nannte ich mein Erzeugnis »Die Schatzinsel«. Als der Roman 1883 in London erschien, wurde er sofort ein überragender Bestseller.

Uncovering a governmental conspiracy to frame a friend for murder puts David Balfour on the run and striving to protect the woman he's come to love.Released with the title David Balfour when originally released in the United States, Catriona is Robert Louis Stevenson's follow-up to Kidnapped. David Balfour, hero of both books, is made a target by his willingness to testify in favor of a friend falsely accused of murder. His stubborn sense of justice will get him challenged to a duel in which he is clearly overmatched, plotted against, pursued and kidnapped once again. In the midst of the action a fledgling romance appears, as David meets the endearing Catriona, a woman more than a few readers have also been smitten with. Misunderstandings, conniving family members and outright villains combine to keep them from one another and their romance seems doomed before it begins. The story rolls along against a richly depicted historical backdrop of the 18th century, with the author stirring many historical characters, places, and even ships into his tale of adventure and long-suffering love rewarded at last. First published in 1893, Catriona was the last novel the author completed on his own before his untimely death at 44 years of age.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Catriona is both modern and readable.

An indescribably evil madman lurks beneath the prim and proper façade of Victorian London causing Mr. Utterson to vow, "If he shall be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek!" You may think you know the story of Jekyll and Hyde, but as the layers of mystery are peeled off one by one, the shadowy gothic suspense will keep you riveted to the end. This science fiction thriller has permeated the English language making the term "Jekyll and Hyde" synonymous with dual personality. Find out why in the story that came to Stevenson in a feverish nightmare and has inspired writers and artists for well over a century. Unabridged 1886 edition.Keynote Classics¿ Feature an Introductory Key, explanatory footnotes, and wide margins for note-taking to help readers get more from their reading experience, and remember, discuss, or write more confidently about classic literature. They begin with an Introductory Key to the work with hints about what to look for to find deeper meaning. Unlike other literature study guides, they contain no spoilers and don't specify themes, motifs, and symbols found in the novel. Instead, they point out general ideas and things to pay attention to that help you find your own interpretations. Footnotes help foster understanding, and historical context about the author and the prevailing culture provides important perspective. Questions are provided at the end to help inspire discussion or essay topics. Teachers recommend that you read actively and engage with the text to help you draw on your own knowledge and experience to get more out of a novel. Keynote Classics¿ paperbacks provide more space in the margins for writing down thoughts, connections, and interpretations as you read. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. Suffering from chronic lung disease, he traveled the world in search of health and happiness, finally settling with his wife and family in the south seas island of Samoa. In addition to this book, he is noted for the adventure novel, Treasure Island, the poetry collection, A Child's Garden of Verses, and numerous essays, short stories, and travel books.

The doppelganger, the ghostly double infecting the soul, was a popular fictional subject for late nineteenth-century writers, and it found its most brilliant realization in Robert Louis Stevenon's story of Dr Jekyll, whose reckless genius allows him to bring his own appalling double to life. The finest horror story in our language, Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde is also a metaphysical fairy-tale of stunning perspicacity. Also included in this collection are Markheim, A Lodging for the Night, Thrawn Janet, The Body-Snatcher and The Misadventures of John Nicholson.

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17 ar gamla David Balfours foraldrar har gatt bort nyligen och han forsoker hitta sin plats i varlden. En dag far David ett brev som han ska leverera till Shaws hus dar hans farbror Ebenezer bor. Men nar han fragar om vagen dit far han bara hora berattelser om hur huset ar en plats for radsla och ondska...-

Markheim ist ein skrupelloser Raubmörder. Doch die Begegnung mit einem mysteriösen Fremden führt ihm vor Augen, wohin sein Lebenswandel ihn geführt hat.

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