Robert Louis Stevenson - Libros y biografía

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...

Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. This work includes David Balfour and the sequel Catriona. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish...

In "The Merry Men" Charles pays a visit to his Uncle Gordon and cousin Mary Ellen. They live on the island of Eilean Aros, which has dangerous waters and has been the site of many shipwrecks. Indeed,...

I highly recommend 'Treasure Island' to any reader looking for a thrilling and immersive literary adventure. Stevenson's timeless tale of pirates, treasure hunts, and daring escapades is a true classic...

The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose...

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Autobiographical Works' delves into the personal life and experiences of the renowned author. Through a series of autobiographical essays and writings, Stevenson reflects on...

The Complete Short Stories of R. L. Stevenson is a collection of captivating tales that showcase the author's mastery of the short story form. Stevenson weaves intricate plots filled with vivid characters...

Fleeming Jenkin, noted for his work in engineering and applied electricity, was one of R. L. S.'s closest friends in his early days. When Jenkin, then thirty-five, became Professor of Engineering in Edinburgh...

The only book of Stevenson's written in collaboration with his wife, to whose powers of invention and descriptive writing the greater part of it is due. It had its origin at the time of his slow and perilous...

Stevenson's title for these tales of imagination clearly shows what he intended their character to be. Plainly they were not meant to be realistic. Their stilted, artificial style is out of keeping with...

In writing this, his third, book for boys, Stevenson turned from scenes and characters of pure invention to real people and places of a minor incident of Scottish history. The Appin murder, which provides...

In his romance "The Master of Ballantrae" Stevenson has touched high-water mark. One is tempted to go beyond this and say that no modern work of fiction in the English language rises higher in the scale...

A story which shows Stevenson's powder of vividly descriptive writing at perhaps its highest level, but one which, as a story, has been variously criticized. It was written in the Highlands in 1881, the...

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This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 19100 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Treasure...

The story is set in 1751 and the author has successfully narrated the story keeping in mind the history of the time. If you love adventure stories then you simply cannot ignore this fast-moving adventure...

This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. When a mysterious old sailor comes to...

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...

Dernière étape d'une vie placée sous le signe de l'exploration de l'âme humaine, Robert Louis Stevenson s'installe à Samoa, dans le Pacifique, pour y vivre ses dernières années. Les Polynésiens, alors...

Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde est une nouvelle écrite par Robert Louis Stevenson et publiée en janvier 1886. Ce récit est devenu un modèle du genre d'épouvante à ressort psychanalytique. Le Dr Jekyll, gentleman...

Roman d'aventure et d'initation, L'Île au trésor est avant tout l'archétype du récit de piraterie. Le jeune Jim Hawkins est en possession d'une carte qui doit le mener à un fabuleux trésor ! Sa quête...

« Comme vous, nous sommes las de la vie, et déterminés à mourir. Tôt ou tard, dans la solitude ou ensemble, nous avons l’intention de débusquer la mort au fond de son antre. Puisque nous vous avons rencontré,...

Ce roman est le compte rendu à la fois nostalgique et espiègle de la randonnée qu’effectua Stevenson avec une ânesse obstinée dans les Cévennes en 1878. Tandis que l’animal réinvente, à mesure de sa fantaisie,...

Dans le quartier lugubre de Soho, le docteur Jekyll est un médecin corpulent, bienveillant, très humain de caractère. De temps à autre, dans son poussiéreux laboratoire, il se livre à des expériences...

Rendant toute leur force à la contemplation, au détachement, à la lucidité sur soi, l’histoire de Will, universelle, intemporelle, est un hymne à la sagesse dont cette nouvelle traduction, attentive au...

La célèbre histoire de Robert Louis Stevenson en version bilingue.La série BILINGUE de 12-21 propose :• une traduction fidèle et intégrale, accompagnée de nombreuses notes • une méthode originale de perfectionnement...

Amoureux de la France, Stevenson va la découvrir du Nord au Sud et publier ainsi deux récits de voyage, en 1878 et 1879. En canoë sur les rivières du Nord reste aujourd’hui bien moins connu que Voyage...

Découvrez ce que cache Janet, cette étrange servante qui travailla dans le passé pour le révérend Murdoch Soulis…     R-L Stevenson, l’un des plus célèbres écrivains écossais, signe ici l’une de ses...