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The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. He worked on the book in Tautira after his health was restored.

"Il signor Utterson, il legale, era una persona dall'aspetto ruvido, illuminato da un sorriso; gelido, reticente, impacciato nel conversare, riluttante al sentimento, esile, allampanato, malmesso, tetro: nonostante tutto sapeva comunicare un che di amabile." Una nuova edizione del capolavoro di Robert Louis Stevenson con uno scritto di Joyce Carol Oates.

Este ebook presenta "Obras selectas de Robert Louis Stevenson" con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Contenido: La isla del tesoro La flecha negra El diablo en la botella El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y mister Hyde Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) fue un novelista, poeta y ensayista escoces. Stevenson, que padecia de tuberculosis, solo llego a cumplir 44 años; sin embargo, su legado es una vasta obra que incluye cronicas de viaje, novelas de aventuras e historicas, asi como lirica y ensayos. Se le conoce principalmente por ser el autor de algunas de las historias fantasticas y de aventuras mas clasicas de la literatura juvenil, La isla del tesoro, la novela historica La flecha negra y la popular novela de horror El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y mister Hyde, dedicada al tema de los fenomenos de la personalidad escindida, y que pueden ser leida como novela psicologica de horror. Varias de sus novelas continuan siendo muy famosas y algunas de ellas han sido varias veces llevadas al cine del siglo XX, en parte adaptadas para niños. Fue importante tambien su obra ensayistica, breve pero decisiva en lo que se refiere a la estructura de la moderna novela de peripecias. Fue muy apreciado en su tiempo y siguio siendolo despues de su muerte. Tuvo continuidad en autores como Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, G. K. Chesterton, H. G. Wells, y en los argentinos Adolfo Bioy Casares y Jorge Luis Borges.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Arabian Nights or One Thousand and One Nights (Andrew Lang) + New Arabian Nights (Robert Louis Stevenson)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A medieval Middle-Eastern literary epic which tells the story of Scheherazade, a Sassanid Queen, who must relate a series of stories to her malevolent husband, the King, to delay her execution. The stories are told over a period of one thousand and one nights, and every night she ends the story with a suspenseful situation, forcing the King to keep her alive for another day. The individual stories were created over many centuries, by many people and in many styles, and they have become famous in their own right. The Arabian Nights include fairy tales, fables, romances, farces, legends, and parables. They have existed for thousands of years, consisting of tales told in Persia, Arabia, India and Asia. The Arabian Nights (also known as The 1001 Arabian Nights) have inspired writers the world over. There are versions of these stories in many languages and they all convey the great sense of adventure, truth, fantastic imagination, justice, and faith embodied by the great civilizations that contributed stories and ideas to the collection. These are versions translated by Andrew Lang in 1897.

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).

Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold". It is considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.

Lo strano caso del Dr Jekyll e Mr Hyde (1886) e probabilmente la piu celebre opera di Robert Louis Stevenson. La trama del racconto/romanzo e nota: un avvocato londinese, Gabriel John Utterson, indaga e scopre che il suo vecchio amico, il buono e onesto dottor Jekyll e il cattivo e malvagio mister Hyde sono la stessa persona. La storia e diventata metafora del mistero della ambivalenza dellagire umano, del dilemma di una mente scissa tra lIo e le sue pulsioni irrazionali, in definitiva del bene e del male.

Young Jim Hawkins comes into possession of a map depicting an island where the infamous pirate Captain Flint has buried his prey. Together with a colourful crew under Captain Smollett, a dangerous search for the pirates treasure begins. But parts of the crew, especially the unscrupulous ships cook Long John Silver, turn out to be pirates from Flints former troop. In the end, countless fights between Jim and the pirates stand in the way of recovering the treasure.Treasure Island, first published in 1883, has inspired young and old for generations; and there is hardly a reader who has not devoured this exciting adventure novel from the first to the last page.The book is decorated with the original illustrations.

E-artnow presents to you the greatest adventure books of all time, psychological thrillers and historical novels by one of the greatest writers of English literature. This edition includes:Treasure Island Prince OttoStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Kidnapped Catriona The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses The Master of Ballantrae The Wrong Box The Wrecker The Ebb-Tide Weir of Hermiston St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England The Great North RoadHeathercatThe Young ChevalierRobert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world.

El núcleo de la obra radica en la dualidad del espíritu humano, balanceándose entre los principios del bien y del mal, y conduciendo al protagonista a una doble personalidad mediante los efectos de una pocima cientifica. En una historia que intimamente nos involucra, la moraleja de este relato, es que el mal esta dentro de nosotros, es un constituyente de nuestro ser; podemos derrotarlo pero jamas eliminbarlo del todo y no debemos jugar con el o de lo contrario corremos el riesgo de que nos destruya como al Dr. Jekyll.

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both a historical adventure novel and a romance novel. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" beginning in Young Folks; A Boys and Girls Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. XXII, no. 656 (Saturday, 30 June 1883) and ending in vol. XXIII, no. 672 (Saturday, 20 October 1883) Stevenson had finished writing it by the end of summer.It was printed under the pseudonym Captain George North. He alludes to the time gap between the serialisation and the publication as one volume in 1888 in his preface "Critic [parodying Dickenss Cricket] on the Hearth": "The tale was written years ago for a particular audience..." The Paston Letters were Stevensons main literary source for The Black Arrow. The Black Arrow consists of 79,926 words.The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton.Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organised by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his fathers murder. Dicks suspicions are enough to turn Sir Daniel against him, so he has no recourse but to escape from Sir Daniel and join the outlaws of the Black Arrow against him. This struggle sweeps him up into the greater conflict surrounding them all.

The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson is an 1889 novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. He worked on the book in Tautira after his health was restored.The novel is presented as the memoir of one Ephraim Mackellar, steward of the Durrisdeer estate in Scotland. The novel opens in 1745, the year of the Jacobite rising. When Bonnie Prince Charlie raises the banner of the Stuarts, the Durie familythe Laird of Durrisdeer, his older son James Durie (the Master of Ballantrae) and his younger son Henry Duriedecide on a common strategy: one son will join the uprising while the other will join the loyalists.That way, whichever side wins, the familys noble status and estate will be preserved. Logically, the younger son should join the rebels, but the Master insists on being the rebel (a more exciting choice) and contemptuously accuses Henry of trying to usurp his place, comparing him to Jacob. The two sons agree to toss a coin to determine who goes. The Master wins and departs to join the Rising, while Henry remains in support of King George II.

"Altxorraren uhartea" literatura unibertsaleko abentura-eleberririk garrantzitsuenetakoa da. Robert Louis Stevenson mapekin liluratuta zegoen, eta, 1881eko udako goiz batean, bihozkada baten eraginez, hitz hauek idatzi zituen mapa haietako batean: ALTXORRAREN UHARTEA. Horrelaxe hasi zen Jim Hawkins gazteak, Smollett kapitainak, Livesey doktoreak eta John Silver sukaldari bereziak bizi izandako abentura zoragarria. Hispaniola itsasontzian ikusiko ditugu, Flint kapitainaren altxorraren bila."Altxorraren uhartea" literatura unibertsaleko abentura-eleberririk garrantzitsuenetakoa da. Robert Louis Stevenson mapekin liluratuta zegoen, eta, 1881eko udako goiz batean, bihozkada baten eraginez, hitz hauek idatzi zituen mapa haietako batean: ALTXORRAREN UHARTEA. Horrelaxe hasi zen Jim Hawkins gazteak, Smollett kapitainak, Livesey doktoreak eta John Silver sukaldari bereziak bizi izandako abentura zoragarria. Hispaniola itsasontzian ikusiko ditugu, Flint kapitainaren altxorraren bila.

This edition includes the following editors introduction:The Travels of Robert Louis Stevenson"St. Ives" (AKA St. Ives: The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England) is an unfinished novel created by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson in 1897 that was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter, Mrs. Strong, as a diversion from his debilitating illness. Written while Stevenson lived in Samoa, "St. Ives" was the authors last title.Set during the Napoleonic Wars, "St. Ives" narrates the adventures of the dashing Viscomte Anne de Keroual de St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier enlisted as a private under the name of Champdivers, after his capture by the British and during his stay as a prisoner in Edinburgh Castle.