Books by Robert Louis Stevenson

This Norton Critical Edition of Stevenson's enduringly popular and chilling tale is based on the 1886 First British Edition, the only edition set directly from Stevenson's manuscript and for which he read proofs. The text has been rigorously annotated for student readers and is accompanied by a textual appendix.

Dr. Henry Jekyll is well-liked and admired by his friends, but seems increasingly troubled and withdrawn from their company. Meanwhile, a mysterious and repellent character, Mr. Hyde, commits crime after crime. What hold can he have over the admirable Dr. Jekyll? With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: B1. 1200 headwords, 3594 words.

Ein literarischer Reisebericht, der auf Stevensons Erlebnissen auf der Überfahrt in die USA zu seiner erkrankten Geliebten 1879 basiert und erst posthum erschien: Auf dem Auswandererschiff von Schottland nach New York und von dort weiter mit dem Zug via Chicago nach San Francisco beobachtet Stevenson genau und mit viel Sympathie die Leute an Bord und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass die meisten Emigranten in ihrer alten Heimat gescheitert waren und deshalb die lange und beschwerliche Reise nach Amerika auf sich nehmen.Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) war ein schottischer Schriftsteller, der neben Reiseberichten und Abenteuergeschichten auch historische Romane, Essays und Gedichte schrieb. Bereits als Kind verfasste er seine ersten Geschichten. Auf Wunsch seines Vaters studierte er Jura, jedoch war er lieber schriftstellerisch tätig. Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken gehören „Die Schatzinsel" und „Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde".

Jim Hawkins is the son of the innkeepers of the Admiral Benbow near Devon and becomes fascinated by a mysterious lodger, the old seaman Billy Bones. It soon becomes apparent to Jim that Billy Bones is in hiding from a man with one wooden leg and he is also in possession of a much sought after pirate's treasure chest. When Billy Bones suddenly drops dead, Jim flees, taking with him an oilskin packet from within the chest. It turns out that Jim has taken a map detailing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure. A swash-buckling adventure aboard the Hispaniola ensues as Jim attempts to track down the treasure with the help of a one-legged sea cook Long John Silver, Captain Alexander Smollett, Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey among others. But all is not as it seems. Is Long John Silver really trustworthy? After all Bones did warn him of a man with one leg...

The friends of Dr. Henry Jekyll are troubled by his mysterious relation to a new acquaintance, the elusive and darkly menacing Edward Hyde. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson traces their investigation into the kindly Jekyll¿s inexplicable connection to the brutal Hyde, encountering an eerie mystery and culminating in one of the most celebrated climaxes in literature.