Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson (Annotated)Independently Published, 2020 - 142 páginas Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson.- On the enjoyment of unpleasant places - An apology for idlers - Aes triplex - Talk and talkers - A gossip on romance - The character of dogs - A college magazine - Books which have influenced me - Pulvis et umbra .--Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (Edinburgh, Scotland, November 13, 1850-Vailima, near Apia, Samoa, December 3, 1894) was a British novelist, poet, and essayist. His legacy is a vast work that includes travel chronicles, adventure and historical novels, as well as lyrics and essays. He is mainly known for being the author of some of the most classic adventure and fantasy stories in youth literature, such as Treasure Island, the adventure novel Kidnapped, the historical novel The Black Arrow, and the popular horror novel The Stranger. case of doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dedicated to the subject of the phenomena of split personality and that can be classified as a psychological horror novel. Several of his novels continue to be very famous and some of them have been taken to 20th century cinema several times, partly adapted for children. His essay work, brief but decisive in what refers to the structure of the modern novel of adventures, was also important. He was highly valued in his time and continued to be so after his death |
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Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson: With an Introduction by William Lyon ... Robert Louis Stevenson Visualização completa - 1918 |