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De Robin Hood sabíamos que tenía sus pequeñas debilidades, como esa de repartir riqueza de un modo tan original como expeditivo. Juan Arreglalotodo, cuya cuadrilla de la Verde Selva tanto recuerda a los proscritos de Robin Hood, tiene tambien una curiosa manera de repartir flechas y tener en jaque a la caballeria normanda. Ambientada en la Guerra de las Dos Rosas, La flecha negra refleja las caracteristicas y contradicciones de la epoca feudal. Pero Stevenson no olvida que esta escribiendo una novela, y el lector, de la mano del joven Dick, se sentira arrastrado por el vertiginoso ritmo narrativo, sembrado de golpes teatrales, hacia un final no por feliz menos sorprendente.

"El tesoro de Franchard" es una de las obras más irónicas y divertidas de Robert Louis Stevenson, publicada en 1883, el mismo año que "La isla del tesoro", El protagonista, el doctor Henri Desprez, es un aprendiz filósofo y un amante de la moderación. Su encuentro con Jean-Marie, niño huérfano y callejero, del cual pretende ser educador, llevará el doctor a involucrarse en la búsqueda de un tesoro que lo meterá frente a una serie de desaventuras, a las cuales intentará contraponer su racionalismo y positivismo, con resultados desastrosos e hilarantes.

Why has the mild mannered Dr Jekyll suddenly begun to associate with the ugly and violent Mr Hyde? And why are they never seen together? When Jekylls old friend Utterson tries to solve these mysteries he uncovers a horrific story of suffering and brutality that eventually leads to the terrible revelation of Mr Hydes true identity.Accompanied here by three other memorable stories of horror, murder and the supernatural, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic literature by Robert Louis Stevenson, and one of the most potent and enduring of modern myths.This beautiful edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde & Other Stories features an afterword by playwright and screenwriter Peter Harness.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collectors Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles.

This edition is accompanied by 24 unpublished illustrations.This is the story of sixteen-year-old David Balfour, an orphan, who after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle manages to escape and becomes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

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) pubblico Lo strano caso del dottor Jekyll e Mister Hyde nel 1886. Loriginalita della scrittura sta nellequilibrio fra unaccesa fantasia e lo stile chiaro e preciso con cui gestisce idee, problemi e conflitti proiettandoli nelle situazioni piu strane ed inattese. Emblematico e appunto il racconto del dottor Jekyll e Mister Hyde in cui un caso di sdoppiamento della personalita assume un potenziale valore allegorico, esaltando le forze del bene e del male presenti nella natura umana.

Three beggars are entrusted to deliver a cargo of champagne after the sudden death of the crew for smallpox. The three see this as a simple way to make money, but the journey will not go according to

Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. This work includes David Balfour and the sequel Catriona. Robert Louis Stevenson (18501894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer.Written as a "boys novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886, the novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Seamus Heaney.Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751. A young and naive but resourceful, whose parents have recently died and who is out to make his way in the world. 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.As historical fiction, it is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising.

El tema de la lucha del hombre entre el bien y el mal no es nuevo en la literatura, pues siempre se han contado relatos sobre la doble naturaleza de las personas; lo que sí es nuevo en EL EXTRAÑO CASO DEL DR. JEKYLL Y MR. HYDE, y de ahi su consideracion de clasico, es el tratamiento argumental y el estilo que le imprime su autor. Stevenson se asegura de que lo fantastico se funda con lo realista o de que la culpa se amalgame con la busqueda; consigue asomarse a la miseria y a la grandeza humanas y nos muestra la doble naturaleza del ser humano que vive en nuestro interior. Su obra contiene todos los ingredientes necesarios para ser acogida favorablemente en aquella epoca de finales del siglo XIX.

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

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.

En el verano de 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson se subió a un barco de emigrantes para hacer la travesía Glasgow– Nueva York. Stevenson quería casarse con una mujer americana separada y con dos hijos, a

Esta excelente nueva traducción devuelve a la actualidad el clásico de Stevenson. El cuento más largo jamás escrito fue concebido en Bornemouth. A sus 35 años, desde la cama, donde se recuperaba el escocés de su última crisis pulmonar, tuvo el autor escocés un sueño revelador: había imaginado una historia de terror protagonizada por un individuo de personalidad doble que sembraba el pánico por las calles de Londres. A su esposa Fanny el relato no la convenció. Consideraba que la trama daba para mucho más que para una simple historia de terror, y que las implicaciones morales podían llevar construir un relato donde se abordaran aspectos más profundos de la condición humana. Después de mucho resistirse, Stevenson decidió reescribirlo y centrarse en la problemática interna del protagonista, no tanto en sus actos macabros. El resultado fue el manuscrito inicial de El Extraño caso...

STEVENSON, ROBERT L.Robert Louis Stevenson consideraba que el asunto central de las novelas de aventuras reside en la sensación de peligro. De ahí que los personajes se describan sólo en la medida en que son conscientes del mismo. Por eso, Stevenson no dudara en embarcar a Jim Hawkins, el heroe adolescente, audaz y valiente, en un viaje inicieiico y de madurez repleto de peligras, a causa de un misterioso y codiciado mapa que escondia un fabuloso tesoro enterrado en una isla desconocida.

This book helps you rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favourite cousins to beloved mothers. Here is a very special collection to be treasured for ever.