Robert Louis Stevenson - Libros y biografía

TO THE HESITATING PURCHASER If sailor tales to sailor tunes, Storm and adventure, heat and cold, If schooners, islands, and maroons, And buccaneers, and buried gold, And all the old romance, retold Exactly...

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both a historical adventure novel and a romance novel. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle...

St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. The book plot concerns the adventures...

DURING his residence in London, the accomplished Prince Florizel of Bohemia gained the affection of all classes by the seduction of his manner and by a well-considered generosity. He was a remarkable...

Across the Plains (1892) is the middle section of Robert Louis Stevenson's three-part travel memoir which began with The Amateur Emigrant and ended with The Silverado Squatters This book contains 12 chapters,...

"The sea fogs" is an account of a trip to Napa Valley (California), first published by Stevenson in short story form in 1879. During this trip the writer's health worsens: influenced by disease, Stevenson...

"Kidnapped" is a novel written by R.L.Stevenson in 1886. The story is told in first person by the protagonist. The book is set in Scotland in the years of the civil war, in the mid-1700 's, the historical...

Connaissez-vous le système de la tontine? Un groupe de personnes cotise à part égale, et le dernier survivant rafle la mise totale. Le Mort vivant est l'histoire de deux frères, derniers prétendants d'une...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: The Travels of Robert Louis Stevenson "St. Ives" (AKA St. Ives: The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England) is an unfinished novel created...

Connaissez-vous le système de la tontine? Un groupe de personnes cotise à part égale, et le dernier survivant rafle la mise totale. Le Mort vivant est l'histoire de deux frères, derniers prétendants d'une...

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....

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of...

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...

Questo romanzo di Stevenson risale al 1888 e mette in risalto le crude e a volte spietate pieghe emotive, sociali e storiche di un conflitto tra fratelli nel periodo dell'insurrezione giacobita. A metà...

Probabilmente il più famoso romanzo di letteratura fantastica di tutti i tempi, pubblicato nel 1886, pochi libri nella storia contemporanea hanno avuto lo stesso successo, la stessa suggestione e la stessa...

Esta é a mais popular história de piratas de todos os tempos. Um marinheiro morre, numa estalagem, em circunstâncias misteriosas. O jovem Jim Hawkins fica com um baú que ele lhe deixa, onde descobre um...

Vers 1460, la guerre des Deux-Roses (Lancastre contre York) ravage l'Angleterre. Dans la forêt de Tunstall-que hantent un bossu énergétique, un faux lépreux masqué et un hors-la-loi surnommé " la flèche...

I WILL begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father's house. The sun began...

La liberté individuelle avant tout. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), à la courte vie bien remplie, est une star internationale des lettres quand il débarque dans les mers du Sud. L’Ile au trésor (1883)...

Escrito em 1886 pelo escocês Robert Louis Stevenson, o clássico conta a história de Gabriel Utterson, um advogado que acompanha os horrores acontecidos em Londres no final do século 19 por um misterioso...

"O médico e o monstro" relata a história dramática de um conceituado médico, Dr. Jekyll, criador de uma poção capaz de trazer à tona o lado mais obscuro de sua personalidade. Jekyll passa a viver a sua...

Em sua adaptação do clássico de Robert Louis Stevenson, o premiado autor Luiz Antonio Aguiar garante a dinamicidade e as boas surpresas desta aventura pirata intemporal.Um jovem em busca de oportunidade,...

The book which made Stevenson famous, and has since become a classic among tales of adventure, to be ranked with "Robinson Crusoe". Its appearance did much more than establish him as a writer for boy...

In 'Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays' by Robert Louis Stevenson, the reader is taken on a literary journey through various essays and memories that capture the essence of Stevenson's...

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin' is a biographical work that delves into the remarkable life of the Victorian engineer Fleeming Jenkin. Written in a detailed and informative style,...

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Fables' is a collection of allegorical tales that entertain and challenge readers with their moral lessons intertwined with captivating narratives. The fables are written in...

In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Moral Emblems,' the reader is presented with a collection of insightful essays that delve into the complexities of human nature, society, and morality. Stevenson's intricate...

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses' invites readers into a world of whimsy and imagination through a collection of poetry that captures the essence of childhood. Each verse beautifully...

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Prince Otto, a Romance' is a captivating novel that delves into themes of love, politics, and identity in a fictional European kingdom. The narrative unfolds through Stevenson's...

In Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, 'Weir of Hermiston,' the author explores complex themes such as justice, honor, and familial relationships through the tale of a young Scottish judge who must confront...