Robert Louis Stevenson
1) Underwoods
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
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 languages of Scotland). Most are written in rhyme, and offer elegiac tributes to people and places, or moving reflections on his struggles with illness. Among them are poems dedicated to Stevenson's famous friends, such as the writers Henry James and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Christmas Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson: Illustrated" is a captivating compilation of holiday tales by the celebrated Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson. This anthology includes three cherished stories that beautifully capture the essence of the Christmas season: "Christmas at Sea," "Markheim," and "Winter Time."
Robert Louis Stevenson, best known for his adventure novels like "Treasure Island" and "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr....
Author
Language
Portuguese
Description
Jim e seus companheiros navegam em busca do tesouro do lendário capitão Flint. Cheios de confiança, eles nem imaginam que estão à mercê de bandidos sanguinários. Agora, só muita astúcia e coragem conseguirão salvá-los de Long John Silver, o pirata mais esperto que já cruzou os mares... Suspense e aventura num romance que há mais de cem anos fascina leitores de todas as idades.
Author
Publisher
Leone Editore
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
1429. Denis de Baulieu, un giovane cavaliere, giunge in una cittadina sconosciuta dove, per evitare una ronda notturna, entra nella porta aperta di un palazzo. Una volta entrato, però, non riesce più a uscire: è caduto nella trappola che l'enigmatico padrone di casa, il Sire di Malétroit, ha escogitato per un cavaliere che aveva osato corteggiare sua figlia. Rinchiuso con la ragazza, Denis dovrà scegliere se accettare...
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
'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 love ballads to more pensive deliberations on time, being and mortality. Many poems are nostalgic retrospectives on his native Scotland, while others are set in his new home of Samoa. The word 'Travel' encompasses not just the physical movement of oneself,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The author of Treasure Island shares true stories of his travels in the Pacific in these portraits of nineteenth-century Tahiti, New Zealand, and beyond.
Setting sail from San Francisco in June 1888, the author of Kidnapped and other classic adventure fiction embarked on a journey of his own. Having endured periods of illness and isolation in his earlier years, Robert Louis Stevenson was determined to see the far corners of the world. His extensive...
7) Markheim
Author
Series
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
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 he wants to be shown another gift. When the pawnbroker turns to retrieve another piece, he gets stabbed in the back by his client. Why is Markheim so disgusted by the seller's proposal? What is the reason for the ruthless murder? Why does paranoia start...
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
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 he attempts to make his way home he is almost discovered by the enemy and must take cover behind the nearest door. This sanctuary will bear a steep price however, as he comes to meet the contemptuous occupant of this house with their very unusual demands....
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
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 wherever they can. These adventures form "The Dynamiter", a collection of loosely inter-connected stories, which features everything from violent Mormons to ghostly mansions. Veering from suspense to comedy, it's a fun and light read. And for...
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
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 at the sanctuary. This letter by Stevenson is in fact a response to the Reverend of Hawaii, who following Damien's death began attacking his character, something Stevenson took huge problem with. This letter is a beautiful example of the kind of...
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
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. So when Frank turns up unannounced at Northmour's house, he can't quite believe his eyes. His old college buddy is entertaining guests! And not only that, he's due to be married to one of them. But there are some ugly secrets lurking behind Northmour's...
12) St. Ives
Author
Publisher
BookRix
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
St. Ives is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. St. Ives tells the story of a French hussar officer Jacques St. Ives imprisoned by the British in Scotland. The story is an exploration of the recurring theme of the polarity of human nature. St. Ives (whose family motto is "Audentes Fortuna Juvat"—"Fortune favors the daring"), a witty, womanizing veteran of Napoleon's wars, kills a brother officer in a duel. In order to avoid...
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
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 day and a thrill seeking thief by night - will his double life catch up with him? We are then thrown in to a vicious boiling pot of romance and violence in 'Beau Austin' where a womanising bachelor will have to move carefully if he hopes to survive....
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
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 boy and do their best to rehabilitate and educate him, whilst Desprez tries to regain his place in society.Will the couple succeed with the young Jean, or Doctor Desprez's desire for wealth is going to ruin everything? Will the boy be able to adapt...
15) Prince Otto
Author
Series
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Likened to Alexandre Dumas' adventures and romances, this novel follows Otto and Serafina's relationship as they navigate a web of political intrigues, murder conspiracies, and deceitful aquaintances. A romantic novel about responsibility, living, and one's sense of place, Robert Louis Stevenson's stunning prose makes this unmissable for fans of both romance and adventure alike. -
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
'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 individual collectors the world over to create this book. They are incredibly personal, insightful and intimate looks in to the life of this legendary author, with the love poems in particular being a stand out attraction. These pieces were created...
Author
Publisher
Leone Editore
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Fettes studia medicina a Edimburgo e lavora e riceve ospitalità dall'anatomista mister K. Fettes è incaricato di ricevere i corpi portati per la dissezione. In un'occasione, Fettes identifica il corpo di una donna che conosceva, ed è convinto che sia stata uccisa. Ma un altro studente, Macfarlane, lo convince a non denunciare l'accaduto, perché sarebbero entrambi implicati nel crimine.
18) Markheim
Author
Publisher
Leone Editore
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Due uomini, un delitto, l'improvvisa esitazione dell'assassino che, dopo la morte della vittima, in maniera analoga a quanto avviene nel Cuore rivelatore di Edgar Allan Poe, vede la propria coscienza ripartirsi in due, dando forma a qualcosa che «non appartiene né alla terra né a Dio».
Author
Publisher
Leone Editore
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Kalamake, un mago che sembra disporre di un'inesauribile ricchezza, con un incantesimo si trasporta assieme a Keola su un'isola sconosciuta abitata da antropofagi, a cui i due sono però invisibili. Qui gli rivela che le conchiglie dell'isola possono essere trasformate in monete, e poi lo abbandona in mare. Tornato sull'isola misteriosa, Keola scopre che tanti visitatori vengono da tutto il mondo per raccogliere le conchiglie, e scatena una...