Robert Louis Stevenson
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson" (Selected and Edited With an Introduction and Notes by William Lyon Phelps) by Robert Louis Stevenson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this...
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Eine Serie von mysteriösen Todesfällen gibt einige Rätsel auf. Ob der seltsame Londoner Klub damit zu tun hat, in den der exzentrische Prinz Florizel und Oberst Geraldine eines Abends geraten? Dort wird ein teuflisches Kartenspiel gespielt, das die beiden in große Gefahr bringt. Und warum liegt im Pariser Hotelbett eines amerikanischen Touristen eine Leiche, die später in einem Koffer in London auftaucht?
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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...
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"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....
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This eBook edition of "THE GREATEST ADVENTURES SERIES - Robert Louis Stevenson Edition (Illustrated)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Robert Louis 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...
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This unique collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's memoirs, travel sketches and island literature has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.
Robert Louis 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...
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Three beloved nineteenth-century classics featuring pirate adventures, sparring knights, and gothic chills.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: In this timeless gothic horror novella, the upstanding Dr. Jekyll is plagued by his association with the mysterious and murderous brute Mr. Hyde-until the shocking truth of the doctor's dual nature is revealed.
Treasure Island: This classic adventure novel tells the story of young Jim Hawkins, who...
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A short thriller and a comic crime novel by the author of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explore murderous greed in nineteenth-century Scotland.
The Wrong Box: Two elderly brothers, Joseph and Masterman, are the last surviving members of an investment agreement known as a tontine. All their two nephews have to do to inherit everything is make sure Joseph outlives Masterman. But that's easier said than done. Robert Louis Stevenson cowrote...
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Table of Contents:
An Inland Voyage (1878)
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879)
Edinburgh - Picturesque Notes (1879)
The Old and New Pacific Capitals (1882)
The Amateur Emigrant (1895)
Across the Plains (1892)
The Silverado Squatters (1883)
A Mountain Town in France (1896)
The Island Literature:
A Footnote to History, Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (1892)
In the South Seas (1896).
11) Poems on Travel
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"Poems on Travel" by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, Oliver Goldsmith, John Henry Newman, John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Lord George Gordon Byron. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered...
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Seine Neigung zu exzentrischen und gefährlichen Abenteuern lässt Prinz Florizel von Böhmen entgegen den Warnungen seines Oberstallmeisters dem Club der Selbstmörder beitreten. Der Einsatz beim abendlichen Kartenspiel in diesem Etablissement erweist sich als ungeheuerlich groß ...
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El teniente retirado Brackenbury Rich ve cómo le llaman para subir a un coche de punto.3 Acude a la llamada, monta en el coche y es llevado a toda velocidad a una reunión. En ella, el anfitrión pasa revista a los invitados, despide a la mayor parte y después revela ser el Coronel Geraldine; entonces, invita al teniente a acompañarlo en una misión secreta. Se dirigen a un lugar apartado donde se encuentran con el Príncipe Florizel, quien,...
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David Balfour: ein Juwel der Abenteuerhörspielen
Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird der junge David Balfour zu seinem absonderlichen Onkel Ebenezer geschickt. Dieser hat sich auf dem alten Landsitz der Familie breit gemacht und wittert Gefahr - denn nicht er, sonder David ist der rechtmäßige Erbe. Kurzerhand lässt Ebenezer den Jungen mit einem Schiff entführen, und für David Balfour beginnt ein spannender Kampf um sein Recht.
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17) Markheim
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Es Navidad, pero el dueño del negocio de antigüedades igual le abre la puerta a un joven cliente; el comerciante no desaprovecha ninguna oportunidad de ganar dinero. El cliente se llama Markheim y es un viejo conocido: ya lo ha visitado siempre con objetos notables, provenientes del gabinete de su tío, un importante coleccionista. Markheim tiene problemas económicos y con frecuencia debe empeñar piezas de valor que, en ocasiones, roba. Esta vez,...
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La acción comienza en el Barrio Latino de París, donde se aloja Silas Q. Scuddamore, un joven ingenuo que, atraído por una hermosa damisela, consigue concertar una cita secreta a la que no se presentará ella. Decepcionado, Silas vuelve al hotel y halla el cadáver de un hombre en la cama de su habitación. Otro hospedado, el Dr. Noel, lleva a cabo las gestiones para que Silas y el cadáver, metido éste en un baúl de Saratoga (o baúl mundo),...
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Der Klassiker der modernen Horrorliteratur: Der zurück gezogen lebende Wissenschaftlers Dr. Henry Jekyll stößt bei seinen Forschungen auf einen Trank, mit dessen Hilfe er die böse Seite seiner Seele befreien und sich in Mr. Hyde verwandeln kann. Zunächst genießt er diese Situation. Doch als Mr. Hyde einen Mord begeht, lassen sich die einmal gerufenen Geister nicht wieder bannen. Jekyll verwandelt sich immer öfter von allein in Mr. Hyde.
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Robert Louis Stevenson reconstruyó en el relato El ladrón de cadáverescon su elegante pluma una de las realidades más sórdidas del siglo XIX: la práctica del resurreccionismo, de los salteadores de tumbas que aprovisionaban a doctores para sus experimentos anatómicos. Basado en siniestros hechos reales, Stevenson imprime a su cuento un viraje terrorífico.