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Las desventuras de John Nicholson se publicó en 1887. Es, de todas sus obras, la que más se acerca a la tensa relación entre Stevenson y su padre, aproximando el retrato que en ella se hace del señor Nicholson (el padre del protagonista de la historia) al de su propio padre.

Jim Hawkins, who narrates Stevenson's classic tale, is rewarded for his assistance to an old pirate, Billy Bones, with a map showing the way to buried treasure. He and his associates set sail for the island on a ship manned by a band of pirates--a fact they discover en route. The pirate king is the notorious one-legged cook Long John Silver, one of Stevenson's most delightfully conceived villains. The pirates are vanquished, the treasure is retrieved, and Stevenson's novel is widely loved, and admired as one of the great adventure novels of all time.

Bajo el título de Las aventuras de David Balfour , se han agrupado dos obras escritas por Stevenson por separado: Secuestrado (1886) y Catriona (1893), si bien fueron concebidas como parte de un todo. Historia de iniciacion, de azaroso recorrido hacia la sabiduria, la obra narra las asombradas peripecias del joven escoces David Balfour en el camino hacia una cuantiosa herencia y la restitucion de sus posesiones.

This title is suitable for children aged 10 years old and up. The respected Dr. Jekyll appears to have fallen under the spell of a disreputable character named Edward Hyde. Hyde has access to Jekyll's bank account and Jekyll has named Hyde as his sole heir in a recently drafted will. And there is something even more disturbing about the close relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...This handsome, unabridged edition, with striking illustrations by Scott McKowen, joins Sterling's beloved classics line and will be treasured in any family's library.

"La novela nos envuelve en una atmósfera angustiosa. Sin diablos ni fantasmas, Stevenson convierte lo cotidiano en insólito y apuntala el enrarecimiento con descripciones de un Londres brumoso, de calles oscuras en las que el viento agita las ramas de los árboles y los pasos resuenan como una amenaza." Elizabeth Corral Peña (autora del prólogo)

One of literature's best-loved adventure stories, Treasure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it for his stepson in 1881 with the claim, "If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day." Children of all ages, not to mention their parents, delight in cabin boy Jim Hawkins and the treasure hunt he undertakes in this rollicking narrative of cliff-hanging adventure. But more than a children's classic, the novel lays claim to being one of the greatest feats of storytelling in the English language, with characters such as the unforgettable Long John Silver becoming part of the cultural consciousness. Stevenson's most famous and enduringly popular work, "Treasure Island" is a coming-of-age story that will captivate both adults and children for as long as stories are told.

Si bien la muerte sorprendió a ROBERT L. STEVENSON (1850-1894) antes de que pudiera haberla concluido, la mayor parte de los especialistas consideran EL WEIR DE HERMISTON, novela que habría de ser publicada de forma postuma en 1896, una obra maestra. Centrada en torno al antagonismo existente entre su protagonista, Archie Weir, y su padre, Lord Hermiston implacable representante de la justicia en quien se encarna, segun explica en su prologo Medardo Fraile, responsable tambien de la traduccion, la angustiosa incomprension que padecio el novelista en su juventud por parte de su padre, los casi nueve capitulos que nos dejo el autor de La isla del tesoro (BT 8009) compendian todas las cualidades de su genio creador. Acompaña al texto un apendice que expone el desarrollo argumental que Stevenson proyectaba dar al resto de la novela. Otras obras de Robert Louis Stevenson en esta misma coleccion: El Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde (L 5525), El diablo de la botella y otros cuentos (L 5544), Virginibus puerisque y otros ensayos (L 5678), El dinamitero (LB 1242) y El club de los suicidas. El diamante del raja (LB 1418).

"Ogni sera, il padre di Robert Louis Stevenson raccontava a se stesssoavventure di pirati, di ladri, di briganti e di veccchi marinai. Il figliofaceva lo stesso: la sera si raccontava storie d'avventura, e le sognava nelleore notturne. Quando, nel settembre 1881, comincio a scrivere 'L'Isola deltesoro', gli parve di attingere a un patrimonio famigliare." Inizia cosi ilsaggio di Pietro Citati che introduce questa edizione del romanzo piu popolaredi Stevenson e le avventure dell'Hispaniola, di Long John Silver,l'ammutinamento, i pirati...

A classic horror tale of a scientist who seeks to find the power and strength that lies within the depths of man only to learn that he unleashes the monster along with the cure to his own ailments. Many believe that Stevenson wrote this tale with himself as the physician trying to find a cure for his own ailments

Feia prop de deu anys que la meva salut havia començat a declinar i, poc abans d'emprendre el viatge, em semblava que havia arribat a l'últim acte de la meva vida i que no em quedava res més que esperar la infermera i la funerària. Em van suggerir que anés als mars del Sud, i no em va semblar malament la idea de viatjar com un fantasma, arrossegat com un paquet, per escenaris que m'havien atret quan gaudia de salut i de joventut. Vaig llogar doncs la goleta del doctor Merrit, el Casco, de setanta quatre tones, i vaig salpar de San Francisco a la darreria de juny del 1888 rumb a les illes orientals i, a la primeria de l'any següent, ja era a Honolulu.

Setting sail with his friends on the ship Hispaniola to recover the treasure, Jim soon realizes that he's not the only one who knows about the hoard. Suddenly he is thrown into a world of treachery, mutiny, castaways and murder and, at the centre of it all, is the charming but sinister Long John Silver, who will stop at nothing to grab his share of the loot...