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Esta recopilación de cinco relatos, coloreados por la presencia de lo sobrenatural, ofrece la inconfundible combinación de indagación psicológica y acción, de fantasía imaginativa y minuciosa descripcion ambiental que caracterizan el talento narrativo de Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Los ladrones de cadaveres relata una venganza de ultratumba; Markheim constituye un estudio psicologico de la lucha entre el bien y el mal; Olalla es una incursion de corte romantico en el tema de la licantropia; El diablo en la botella recrea una fabula alegorica en los Mares del Sur, y La playa de Falesa conjuga la mirada introspectiva con el relato de aventuras en un perfecto equilibrio teñido de ironia.

Originally designed as a story for boys, but with great appeal for adult readers, Stevenson''s novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by Long John S

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic Edward Hyde. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, split in the sense that within the same person there is both an apparently good and an evil personality each being quite distinct from each other; in mainstream culture the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has come to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next. This is different from multiple personality disorder where the different personalities do not necessarily differ in any moral sense. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was an immediate success and one of Stevensons best-selling works. Stage adaptations began in Boston and London within a year of its publication and it has gone on to inspire scores of major film and stage performances.

This edition is accompanied by 24 unpublished illustrations.This is the story of sixteen-year-old David Balfour, an orphan, who after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle manages to escape and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

"La misma temperatura en Inglaterra no hubiera chocado en pleno estío, pero era cruelmente fría para el Mar del Sur... Y aquellos tres hombres la sentían también y tiritaban. Llevaban livianas ropas de algodon, las mismas en que habian sudado por el dia, y aguantado los aguaceros tropicales; y para colmar su cuita, no habian desayunado, habian pasado por alto la comida y les habia faltado la cena. Segun la expresion corriente en el Mar del Sur, aquellos tres hombres estaban 'sobre la playa'. La comun desgracia les habia hecho juntarse, reconociendose por los tres seres mas miserables, de habla inglesa, en Tahiti; y mas alla de su miseria, cada uno de ellos apenas sabia nada de los otros dos, ni siquiera sus verdaderos nombres. Los tres habian hecho un largo aprendizaje en su camino hacia la ruina..." Estos tres personajes, protagonistas de La resaca, ultima obra publicada en vida de Robert L. Stevenson, tendran la oportunidad de abandonar una Tahiti inglesa, tripulando el Farallone, un barco a quien la peste ha dejado sin la tripulacion blanca, con destino a Sidney con un cargamento de champaña, pero... Peru no esta lejos y el champaña es una tentacion demasiado fuerte...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic Edward Hyde. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, split in the sense that within the same person there is both an apparently good and an evil personality each being quite distinct from each other; in mainstream culture the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has come to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next. This is different from multiple personality disorder where the different personalities do not necessarily differ in any moral sense. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was an immediate success and one of Stevensons best-selling works. Stage adaptations began in Boston and London within a year of its publication and it has gone on to inspire scores of major film and stage performances.

Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by Ned Halley.Set in Scotland in 1751, "Kidnapped" tells of how young David Balfour, orphaned, and betrayed by his uncle Ebenezer who should have been his guardian, is kidnapped, and falls in with Alan Breck, the unscrupulous but heroic champion of the Jacobite cause. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself.Modern critics see the novel as more than a boy's adventure yarn; at the heart of it lies what Henry James described as the 'really excellent' chapters of the flight in the heather that raise the novel to greatness.

El abogado Utterson investiga la inquietante relación entre el respetado doctor Jekyll y el siniestro Edward Hyde. A medida que avanza, descubre un oscuro secreto que pondrá en jaque la moral y la identidad. Una obra clave de la literatura gotica que explora la dualidad humana y el limite entre el bien y el mal.

Romanzo che narra lavventura di Jim Hawkins, il quale trovata in un vecchio baule una mappa indicante il luogo ove si suppone dei pirati abbiano nascosto un favoloso tesoro, non esita ad imbarcarsi alla sua ricerca. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

In the 1870s, Joseph and Masterman Finsbury find themselves the only two survivors of a tontine. A train disaster will offer the opportunity to escape the oppressive care of his sons to protect their

Por antonomasia, La isla del tesoro es la novela de aventuras. Stevenson consiguió, con aparente facilidad, enfrascar a sus lectores en la busca de la peripecia por los parajes más exóticos de la mano de personajes romanticos y subyugadores. El secreto reside en presentar los asuntos menos reales convertidos en hechos perfectamente posibles y ciertos.

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?

Being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751: how he was kidnapped and cast away; his sufferings in a desert isle; his journey in the wild highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so called.

Stevenson''s stories tap into some themes which fascinated and thrilled the Victorians - the dangers of science, the occult, murder mayhem and scandal. Still a great read today.

Gabriel John Utterson comienza a investigar al nuevo amigo del Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, un personaje sombrío y misterioso. Todo se complica cuando Hyde asesina a un parlamentario británico ante un testigo y Jekyll se vuelve cada vez mas solitario y melancolico. Gabriel se da cuenta de que hay una siniestra relacion entre Jekyll y Hyde: parece que la maldad del segundo consume al primero, anulandolo progresivamente

Stevenson, Robert Louis, Klimowski, AndrzejThe idea for "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" famously came to Robert Louis Stevenson one night in a dream. This graphic novel adaptation by Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal has transformed that dream into an exquisite nightmare. Their faithful adaptation combines an already-chilling tale with truly haunting artwork."Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is the story of a respectable London doctor who ends up leading a dreadful double life--as a doctor, and as a cold-blooded murderer. Fans of Stevenson's original novel and new readers will be riveted by this fascinating moral thriller.

When young David Balfour is orphaned he discovers some surprising truths about his family. His meeting with his uncle Ebenezer turns out to have disastrous consequences leading to kidnap and imprisonment on board a ship bound for the Carolinas. However, the voyage is full of incident and after violent conflict and a shipwreck, David finds himself in a daredevil chase across the Scottish Highlands in the company of the irrepressible warrior Alan Breck Stewart.