Robert Louis Stevenson, página 18 de 75

Illustrator: Maria L. Kirk

Other: Andrew Lang

Commentator: Andrew Lang

In one of the most fascinating works of fiction of all time, Stevenson examines the inner conflict between good and evil. Lawyer Gabriel Utterson hears of an ambiguous, solitary, violent man called Edward Hyde, who is said to have trampled over a young girl in the street, leaving her bruised and terrified. Utterson becomes concerned when a friend of his, Dr Henry Jekyll, makes a will declaring that in the event of his death or disappearance, Hyde should inherit all his property. When Hyde is seen killing a respected political figure, Jekyll becomes increasingly reclusive, which leads Utterson to suspect that there is more than a casual connection between his friend and this brutal ''apelike'' monster of a man.

"Una mañana, un viejo marinero que tenía la cara marcada con la cicatriz de un sable, llegó hasta nuestra casa arrastrando un gastado baúl. Era alto y fuerte y llevaba el pelo recogido en una trenza negra. Sus manos, con las uñas sucias y recomidas sujetaban un baston. Dentro de la posada, el viejo marinero pidio un vaso de ron y, apurandolo de un solo trago, comenzo a hablar con mi madre."

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.

This Work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. By the time this paper appears, I shall have been talking for twelve months; and it is thought I should take my leave in a formal and seasonable manner. Valedictory eloquence is rare, and death-bed sayings have not often hit the mark of the occasion. Charles Second, wit and sceptic, a man whose life had been one long lesson in human incredulity, an easy-going comrade, a manoeuvring kingremembered and embodied all his wit and scepticism along with more than his usual good humour in the famous "I am afraid, gentlemen, I am an unconscionable time a-dying."

"Treasure Island" is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders."Treasure Island" is traditionally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was originally serialized in the childrens magazine Young Folks between 1881 through 1882 under the title "Treasure Island, or the mutiny of the Hispaniola", credited to the pseudonym "Captain George North".

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). Si Los ladrones de cadaveres relata una venganza de ultratumba, Markheim constituye un estudio psicologico de la lucha entre el bien y el mal, y Olalla es una incursion de corte romantico en el tema de la licantropia, El diablo de 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.

Kidnapped is a classic adventure story, as thrilling today as when it was first published. As he sets off into the world to seek his last remaining kinsman, Uncle Ebenezer, young David Balfour has no idea of the hazards and intrigues that the encounter will, bring. He finds his uncle'to be a decrepit, miserly man, and soon realizes that Ebenezer is also a liar. But before he can fathom his machinations, David is tricked into boarding the brig Covenant, and bound for slavery in distant Carolina ... Overcoming the perils of sea and the turbulent fortunes that befall him after he is shipwrecked - including a charge of murder - David ultimately emerges triumphant to claim his rightful heritage.

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.