Robert Louis, Stevenson - Libros y biografía

L'Illa del Tresor és una formidable novel·la d'aventures que ha fascinat lectors de totes les edats i èpoques des de la seva publicació el 1883.Tot va començar amb la troballa del mapa de l'Illa del Tresor,...

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,...

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...

« 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,...

Gabriel Utterson firsts hears about Mr. Hyde while on an evening walk with a friend. A sinister-looking man, Mr. Hyde is said to have violently trampled a young girl on the street for no reason. Not prone...

When an old sea captain dies mysteriously in his parent's inn, young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map in the captain's possessions that will spark a wild and adventures treasure hunt. Joined by a handful...

One is kind, well-respected, and intelligent. The other is evil, selfish and, oh-so-immoral. But what if I told you that they were both the same person? And what would you think if I revealed that scientific...

Recently orphaned 17-year-old David leaves his home on the Scottish countryside to seek out a rich uncle he has never met. The uncle, as it turns out, is paranoid and unpleasant, and before David can...

'A day with Robert Louis Stevenson' is no doubt every 'Stevensonian's' dream, it is a rare look behind the curtain of one of the greatest literary talents mankind has ever seen. This book takes you to...

In 'The Sire de Maletroit's Door' we follow young Denis de Beaulieu, a veteran in the raging 'Hundred Years War' as he creeps through the streets of Burgundy trying to avoid patrolling enemy troops. As...

'The Sea Fogs' represents a highly personal insight in to the life and health of the world renowned author, Robert Louise Stevenson. It follows his honeymoon in the Napa Valley in California where he...

This collection of three plays written by two equally creative minds takes the reader on a wild journey. In 'Deacon Brodie' we follow the double life of the character of the same name, a politician by...

If you're thinking of reconnecting with old friends, this suspenseful tale may make you reconsider.Frank and Northmour haven't seen each other in years. Mainly due to Northmour being a bad-tempered recluse....

'Tales and Fantasies' is a short story collection by much-loved Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Published posthumously in 1905, the collection included the farcical 'The Misadventures of John...

The man from the title, Markheim, is at the local antique store to buy a Christmas present for his beloved. The shop's owner offers him to buy a mirror, but Markheim is disgusted by the idea. Instead...

Richard Shelton is a young man, whose father has been ruthlessly killed. While Shelton seeks justice, he also rescues his love, Joanna Sedley, from the hands of her wicked warden. Thanks to his courage...

Fettes and his friends meet for a drink in the local inn. Everything goes well, until the famous doctor Wolfe Macfarlane enters to treat a sick patient. Fettes gets very upset when he sees Macfarlane...

Charles Darnaway decides to leave the University of Edinburgh, so that he can travel to the remote island of Aros. He pays a visit to his uncle, Gordon Darnaway, and beautiful cousin Mary Ellen. Charles'...

Jean-Marie is a young boy, left homeless after the death of his previous protector. Doctor Desprez and his wife, the beautiful Anastasie, live in a French district called Gretz. They decide to adopt the...

"She was patient, elegant in form, the colour of an ideal mouse, and inimitably small."That's Robert Louis Stevenson's loving description of Modestine the Donkey. In 1879, the pair became traveling companions...

Father Damien was a Belgian, Roman Catholic Missionary who devoted his life to helping at a leper sanctuary in Hawaii. Eventually Father Damien would die of the illness more than twenty years after arriving...

'Edinburgh - Picturesque Notes' is a love letter to home in many ways. In a collection of essays renowned author, Robert Louis Stevenson, recounts historic areas of the city, and the contrasts it contains,...

Off the windswept coast of Iceland, there's a ship with a mysterious passenger on board. Her name is Thorgunna, and soon she'll be dead. But that won't be the end of her story. Inspired by Iceland folk-tales,...

'Songs of Travel, and Other Verses' is a collection of forty-four poems written in the last years of the life of renowned author Robert L. Stevenson. It is a wonderful collection with a wide range from...

It's the smoggy, gas-lit London of the 1880s. And three young men—Desborough, Challoner and Somerset—are bored stiff. So this trio make a pact. They'll alleviate their listlessness by seeking out adventures...

If you only know Robert Louis Stevenson as the author of "Treasure Island", "Underwoods" will surprise and delight. It collects over 50 of his poems, written in both English and Scots (one of the native...

The "Vailima Letters" is Robert Louis Stevenson laid bare. It collects his correspondence with his friend and literary critic Sidney Colvin, from the years 1890–1894. This was when Stevenson was living...

'New Poems, and Variant Readings' represents the adoration for which Stevenson's fans have for his work. This collection of dozens of poems has been painstakingly gathered piece by piece by his fans from...

Virginibus Puerisque represents the legendary author's first collection of personal essays. Far from being a droll affair they are playful and spirited, they are written in defiance of the hardship of...

'A Christmas Sermon' is an emotional and powerful piece. Written by Stevenson as he recuperated from another lung issue outside New York, he ponders the questions of life, death, morality and man's place...