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Memories and Portraits is a collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1887. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins" Stevenson was born at 8 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 13 November 1850, to Thomas Stevenson (1818-87), a leading lighthouse engineer, and his wife Margaret Isabella (born Balfour; 1829-97). He was christened Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson. At about age 18, Stevenson was to change the spelling of "Lewis" to "Louis", and in 1873, he dropped "Balfour". Lighthouse design was the family's profession: Thomas's father (Robert's grandfather) was the famous Robert Stevenson, and both of Thomas's brothers (Robert's uncles) Alan and David, were in the same field.[9] Indeed, even Thomas's maternal grandfather, Thomas Smith, had been in the same profession. However, Robert's mother's family were not of the same profession. Margaret's natal family, the Balfours, were gentry, tracing their lineage back to a certain Alexander Balfour who had held the lands of Inchyra in Fife in the fifteenth century. Margaret's father, Lewis Balfour (1777-1860), was a minister of the Church of Scotland at nearby Colinton, and her siblings included the physician George William Balfour and the marine engineer James Balfour. Stevenson spent the greater part of his boyhood holidays in his maternal grandfather's house. "Now I often wonder," wrote Stevenson, "what I inherited from this old minister. I must suppose, indeed, that he was fond of preaching sermons, and so am I, though I never heard it maintained that either of us loved to hear them." Lewis Balfour and his daughter both had weak chests, so they often needed to stay in warmer climates for their health. Stevenson inherited a tendency to coughs and fevers, exacerbated when the family moved to a damp, chilly house at 1 Inverleith Terrace in 1851. The family moved again to the sunnier 17 Heriot Row when Stevenson was six years old, but the tendency to extreme sickness in winter remained with him until he was eleven. Illness would be a recurrent feature of his adult life and left him extraordinarily thin. Contemporary views were that he had tuberculosis, but more recent views are that it was bronchiectasis or even sarcoidosis. Stevenson's parents were both devout and serious Presbyterians, but the household was not strict in its adherence to Calvinist principles. His nurse, Alison Cunningham (known as Cummy), was more fervently religious. Her Calvinism and folk beliefs were an early source of nightmares for the child, and he showed a precocious concern for religion.But she also cared for him tenderly in illness, reading to him from Bunyan and the Bible as he lay sick in bed and telling tales of the Covenanters. Stevenson recalled this time of sickness in "The Land of Counterpane" in A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), dedicating the book to his nurse.An only child, strange-looking and eccentric, Stevenson found it hard to fit in when he was sent to a nearby school at age six, a problem repeated at age eleven when he went on to the Edinburgh Academy;

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One of the most important books of the Victorian Era. Stevenson's masterpiece elaborates on the duality of man and the constant struggle between good and evil which wages within. A timeless classic which is just as pertinent today as it was during the period in which it was written.

"结果是，爱德华-海德比亨利-杰基尔小得多，更小，更年轻。即使很好地照耀了一个人的面容，邪恶却在另一个人的脸上泛泛而朴素地写着。除了（我必须 仍然相信是人类的致命一面）在身体上留下了畸形和腐烂的烙印，但是当我看着玻璃杯中那丑陋的偶像时，我意识到没有厌恶，而是欢迎的飞跃。 ，就是我自己。" "结果是，爱德华-海德比亨利-杰基尔小得多，更小，更年轻。即使很好地照耀了一个人的面容，邪恶却在另一个人的脸上泛泛而朴素地写着。除了（我必须 仍然相信是人类的致命一面）在身体上留下了畸形和腐烂的烙印，但是当我看着玻璃杯中那丑陋的偶像时，我意识到没有厌恶，而是欢迎的飞跃。 ，就是我自己。"

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""Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson: In the South Seas and a Footnote to History"" is a collection of letters and other writings by the renowned Scottish author and adventurer, Robert Louis Stevenson. The book was originally published in 1896, and it offers readers a fascinating glimpse into Stevenson's life during his travels through the South Pacific. The collection includes letters that Stevenson wrote to his friends and family while living in Samoa, where he settled in 1889 with his wife, Fanny Osbourne. These letters provide insight into Stevenson's daily life, his thoughts on the local culture, and his struggles with illness. The book also includes a number of essays and other writings by Stevenson, including a detailed account of his experiences during the Samoan Civil War, which he witnessed firsthand.""Letters and Miscellanies"" is a must-read for anyone interested in Stevenson's life and work, as well as for those who are fascinated by the history and culture of the South Pacific. The book is a testament to Stevenson's talent as a writer and his enduring legacy as one of the most beloved authors of the 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov] J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins." In this book: Treasure Island Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Kidnapped The Black Arrow

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One of the most important books of the Victorian Era. Stevenson's masterpiece elaborates on the duality of man and the constant struggle between good and evil which wages within. A timeless classic which is just as pertinent today as it was during the period in which it was written.

A Lodging For the Night is a classic collection of Robert Louis Stevenson stories. It was late in November 1456. The snow fell over Paris with rigorous, relentless persistence; sometimes the wind made a sally and scattered it in flying vortices; sometimes there was a lull, and flake after flake descended out of the black night air, silent, circuitous, interminable. To poor people, looking up under moist eyebrows, it seemed a wonder where it all came from. Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon, at a tavern window: was it only pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus?

Kristina Jameson has a fresh and vital way to make us see our most beloved stories in a new light. The latest in her series of gender-flipped classic books, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island Pirated shows what would happen if plucky lass Jem Hawkins got to know Long Jan Silver on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. The young woman will contend with pirates, rogues, and thieves in her quest to find the fabled Treasure Island. Stevenson's original rip-roaring coming-of-age tale appeals to children and adults alike, all of whom see something of themselves in young Jim. At the same time, the story reinforces the idea that boys are allowed (even supposed) to have these kinds of dangerous adventures, and girls should be content to sit at home and wait. Jameson wants to erase this gender bias. She hopes that the courage of Jem Hawkins and her female companions will cause you to question the status quo and the biases inherent in many classic works. Jameson-and Jem Hawkins herself-will inspire you to read more deeply into the text, to explore the themes of Stevenson's great novel, and to examine the ways that gender in literature can confine or free us all.

Las nuevas noches árabes es una colección de cuentos de Robert Louis Stevenson, que se divide originalmente en dos volúmenes. Esta edición los agrupa en un solo libro. El título de esta colección de cuentos de Stevenson hace alusión a la famosa colección titulada Las mil y una noches. Aunque las historias de Stevenson se desarrollan en la Europa de su época, desde el punto de vista estilístico el escritor imitó la técnica de los relatos enmarcados que es característica de su modelo oriental. Algunas de las historias que recoge esta colección son consideradas por algunos críticos como lo mejor de la obra stevensoniana, y como pioneras de la tradición cuentística literaria inglesa.

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The novel is set in the reign of "old King Henry VI" (1422-1461, 1470-1471) and during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). The story begins with the Tunstall Moat House alarm bell, rung to summon recruits for its absent lord Sir Daniel Brackley, to join the Battle of Risingham; at which the outlaw "fellowship" known as "the Black Arrow" begins to strike with its "four black arrows" for the "four black hearts" of Brackley and three of his retainers: Nicholas Appleyard, Bennet Hatch, and Sir Oliver Oates, the parson. The rhyme posted in explanation of this attack, makes the protagonist Richard ('Dick') Shelton, ward of Sir Daniel, curious about the death of his father Sir Harry Shelton. Having been dispatched to Kettley, where Sir Daniel was quartered, and sent to Tunstall Moat House by return dispatch, he falls in with a fugitive, Joanna Sedley, disguised as a boy with the alias of John Matcham: an heiress kidnapped by Sir Daniel to obtain guardianship over her and to retain his control over Richard by marrying her to him.As they travel through Tunstall Forest, Joanna tries to persuade Dick to turn against Sir Daniel in sympathy with the Black Arrow outlaws, whose camp they discover near the ruins of Grimstone manor. The next day they are met in the forest by Sir Daniel himself, disguised as a leper and returning to the Moat House after his side was defeated at Risingham. Dick and Joanna then follow Sir Daniel to the Moat House. Here Dick confirms that Sir Daniel is the murderer of his father, and escapes injured from the Moat House. He is rescued by the outlaws of the Black Arrow.The second half of the novel, Books 3-5, tells how Dick rescues Joanna from Sir Daniel with the help of both the Black Arrow fellowship and the Yorkist army led by Richard Crookback, the future Richard III of England. It centers on Shoreby, where the Lancastrian forces are entrenched. Robert Louis Stevenson inserts seafaring adventure in chapters 4-6 of Book 3, wherein Dick and the outlaws steal a ship and attempt a seaside rescue of Joanna. They are unsuccessful, and after Joanna is moved to Sir Daniel's main quarters in Shoreby, Dick visits her in the guise of a Franciscan friar Stevenson, the popularizer of the tales of the Arabian nights, has Dick tell the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in Book 4, chapter 6 to help him escape from the ruined sea captain Arblaster, whose ship Dick and the outlaws had stolen. While shadowing Sir Daniel, Dick and the outlaws encounter another group of spies interested in Joanna. After a skirmish in which the outlaws prevail, Dick finds that he has conquered Joanna's lawful guardian, Lord Foxham, who promises to give Joanna to Dick in marriage after contemplated seaside rescue. There is irony in Foxham scolding Dick, who is nobly born, for consorting with outlaws when the outlaws are recruited in Dick and Foxham's plans to rescue Joanna. Wounded in the failed seaside rescue, Foxham writes letters of recommendation for Dick to Richard Crookback, whom Dick must find on the outskirts of Shoreby...... Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Works, Volume 8; The Works; Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson W. Heinemann, 1922

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1905. Illustrated. Stevenson is best remembered for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Wrecker is a murder mystery told by Loudon Dodd. It begins in Tai-o-Hae, the French capital and port of entry of the Marquesas Islands. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Familiar Studies of Men and Books is a collection of essays written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The book was first published in 1882 and contains a series of critical essays on various literary figures and their works. The essays are divided into two sections: ""Men"" and ""Books."" In the ""Men"" section, Stevenson offers insightful commentary on the lives and works of Samuel Pepys, William Hazlitt, Francois Villon, and Charles of Orleans. In the ""Books"" section, he critiques the works of several authors, including Walt Whitman, Robert Burns, and Sir Walter Scott. Throughout the book, Stevenson's writing is characterized by his wit, humor, and keen observations. His essays provide readers with a unique perspective on the literary world of the late 19th century and the figures that shaped it. Overall, Familiar Studies of Men and Books is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, history, and culture.1920. These studies were collected from the monthly press and the nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries. Contents: Victor Hugo's romances; some aspects of Robert Burns; Walt Whitman; Henry David Thoreau, his character and opinions; Yoshida-Torajiro; Francois Villion, student, poet and housebreaker; Charles of Orleans; Samuel Pepys; John Knox and women.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Child's Garden of Verses. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world.His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins.

New Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of previously unpublished letters, essays, and other writings by the renowned Scottish author. The book offers readers a unique glimpse into the personal and professional life of Stevenson, including his travels, literary influences, and relationships with family and friends. The collection includes letters to notable figures such as Henry James and W.E. Henley, as well as essays on topics ranging from the art of writing to the politics of the South Pacific. With a foreword by Stevenson's stepson, Lloyd Osbourne, New Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson is a must-read for fans of the author and anyone interested in the literary and cultural history of the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.