Robert Louis Stevenson

Across the Plains with Other Memories and Essays (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume contains a collection of essays and memoirs by Robert Louis Stevenson, including "Across the Plains" (1892). "Across the Plains" forms the middle section of Stevenson's three-part travel memoir, that begins with "The Amateur Emigrant" and ends with "The Silverado Squatters". The other essays of this collection include: "Across the Plains", "The Old Pacific Capital", "Fontainebleau", "Epilogue to an Inland Voyage", "Random Memories", "The Lantern-Bearers", "A Chapter on Dreams", "Beggars", "Letters to a Young Gentleman", and more. This book is highly recommended for fans of Stevenson's work, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector of such literature. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a famous Scottish essayist, novelist, poet, and travel writer. Some of his best known works include "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473375857
• Artikelnr.: 43091485

Autorenporträt

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish writer born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He became renowned for his diverse body of work, which includes novels, essays, poetry, and travel writing. Some of his most celebrated works are Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child s Garden of Verses. Stevenson was educated at the University of Edinburgh and attended both the Edinburgh Academy Senior School and Edinburgh Law School. Although initially studying law, he pursued a career in writing, drawing inspiration from authors such as Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Walter Scott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Guy de Maupassant. He married Fanny Stevenson in 1880, and they lived together until his death in 1894. Stevenson s writing often explored themes of adventure, morality, and the duality of human nature, particularly evident in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. He spent the latter part of his life in Samoa, where he passed away on December 3, 1894, at the age of 44. His works have left a lasting impact on literature, influencing generations of writers and readers.