Robert Louis Stevenson

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Robert Louis Stevenson explores the very nature of man in this classic horror novel. "Why did you wake me? I was dreaming a fine bogey tale." Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of the duality in man's nature sprang from the darkest recesses of his own unconscious--during a nightmare from which his wife awakened him, alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the drug that unleashes his evil, inner persona--the loathsome, twisted Mr. Hyde--has lost none of its ability to shock. Its realistic narrative chillingly relates Jekyll's desperation as Hyde gains control of his soul--and gives voice to our own fears of the violence and evil within us. Written before Freud's naming of the ego and the id, Stevenson's enduring classic demonstrates a remarkable understanding of the personality's inner conflicts--and remains the irresistibly terrifying stuff of our worst nightmares. Includes the Famous Cornell Lecture on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Vladimir Nabokov With an Introduction by Kelly Hurleyand an Afterword by Dan Chaon

Med en svårtolkad karta och drömmar om rikedom kommer Jim Hawkins, tillsammans med kapten Smollett och manskapet på skeppet Hispaniola, till ön där den mytomspunne piraten kapten Flint ska ha begravt sin skatt. Fast med en besättning som till stora delar består av Flints gamla underhuggare ligger myteriet nära. Ben Gunn blir Jims vän, men Long John Silver, kapten Flints enbente kock, visar sig vara en grandios motståndare. Skattkammarön är ett slags äventyrsromanernas äventyrsroman, som har blivit stilbildande och vuxit till en egen mytologi, vars gestalter har lyskraft som få andra. Den har filmatiserats och bearbetats många gånger, men den ursprungliga romanen drar ständigt in nya generationer av läsare i sin trollkrets. I svensk översättning av Jan Ristarp. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850-1894] var en skotsk romanförfattare, poet, essäist och reseskildrare. Stevenson finns på listan över världslitteraturens 30 mest översatta författare och han har hyllats av Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway och Bertolt Brecht. Hans mest berömda verk är den gotiska sci-fi-kortromanen Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, samt äventyrsromanen Skattkammarön.

The Ebb-Tide (1894) is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. Published the year of Stevenson’s death from tuberculosis, the last of three collaborations between the legendary Scottish storyteller and his stepson is a story of adventure, friendship, and greed. Although less popular than other titles in Stevenson’s body of work, the novel has been recognized for its pointed critique of British and American imperialism in the South Pacific. Tossed by the waves of fate, three beggars frequent the ports of Tahiti in search of money and food for survival. When a merchant schooner devastated by smallpox docks at Papeete in need of new officers, the only men willing to take the job are Davis, Herrick, and Huish. A former sea captain, Davis takes charge of the vessel filled with crates of champagne, but soon the men find their cargo too tempting to leave untested. As the crew descends into drunkenness, Huish—the only beggar born into poverty, the only one among them who understands the value of a job—takes control of the schooner. As they near their final destination, as the men begin to worry about the missing cargo and lack of food, a plot to overthrow the officers takes form. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne’s The Ebb-Tide is a classic work of adventure fiction reimagined for modern readers.

Translation into Esperanto by Grace Kirkland of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

Translation into Esperanto by Grace Kirkland of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

Söderhavet som litterärt landskap av Redaktör Ulf Johansson Dahre:Tänk att vara född som en så kallad vilde på en av Söderhavsöarna, att kunna njuta av den rena och obefläckade mänskliga existensen, J. W. GOETHE, 1828Söderhavet, Romantiskt, mytiskt, äventyrligt. Att tala och skriva om Söderhavet framkallar inte sällan längtansfulla suckar om blått hav, vajande palmer och ett lättjefullt liv. Det är inget fenomen som har med den moderna turistindustrin att göra. Föreställningen om Söderhavet som ett jordiskt paradis har en lång historia. I mitten av 1800-talet gav denna dröm upphov till det som idag är en egen litterär genre som kan kallas för Söderhavslitteratur. Det är en litteratur som kännetecknas av kraftfull romantik och exoticism, men emellanåt också av nykter realism. Den romantiska ådran har utan tvekan blivit en del av det västerländska kulturarvet även om de flesta västerlänningar inte varit i Söderhavet. För vem har inte längtat efter den där härliga vykortstranden eller läst fantastiska historier om livet och människorna på det som ibland kallats de lata latituderna? Samtidigt har många fascinerats eller förfärats över skildringarna över det primitiva livet eller över kannibalerna hunger.

Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. The very name of Robert Louis Stevenson is synonymous with storytelling adventures, Treasure Island being one of the most popular books in English literature. Its racing narrative pace takes the young Jim Hawkins on a lively escapade that's fired the imagination of many generations of readers. Mysterious maps, Long John Silver and his parrot, buried treasures, tropical islands, leafy palms and endless blue seas, innocence and treachery, the complicated path between good and evil, all conspire to deliver a powerful addition to any collection of tall tales and essential reads.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ’I thus drew steadily nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two’ A London lawyer is drawn into a series of strange occurrences concerning his old friend Henry Jekyll and the despicable stranger Edward Hyde, a man who seems to epitomise the very meaning of evil. What is Hyde’s mysterious hold over Jekyll, and what is the reason behind Jekyll’s increasingly odd behaviour? The investigations will lead into the dark heart of Victorian London, and of human nature itself, as the shocking truth about Hyde’s true identity is finally revealed. Published in 1886 to critical acclaim,The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a thrilling exploration of the interplay of good and evil and the terrifying duality that lies within us all. These themes held a constant fascination for Stevenson and are further explored in his short stories Markheim and The Body Snatcher, also included in this book.

NYÖVERSÄTTNINGDet råder mörk höst i 1880-talets London när det kommer till advokat Gabriel John Uttersons kännedom att en av hans mest respektabla klienter, doktor Henry Jekyll, upprättat ett nytt testamente. I testamentet tillkännager doktor Jekyll att alla hans ägodelar, i händelse av hans död eller försvinnande, ska tillfalla en viss mr Edward Hyde. Samma mr Hyde som av Uttersons kamrat, mr Richard Enfield, setts misshandla en främling, en liten flicka, ute på gatan. Advokat Utterson fruktar att mr Hyde, en helt uppenbart genomvidrig person, på något vis tvingat den gode Jekyll att skriva över sina ägodelar på honom. En orolig advokat Utterson bestämmer sig för att söka upp doktor Jekyll och be denne om en förklaring. Förklaringen till Jekylls handlande, som långsamt uppenbarar sig är diabolisk, mer fruktansvärd än Utterson någonsin kunnat föreställa sig. Dr Jekyll och mr Hyde är romanen som blev Robert Louis Stevensons (1850–1894) definitiva genombrott som författare. Det är en ryslig berättelse, en allegori som förebådar Freuds teorier, blottlägger varje ny läsares egna mörka sidor samtidigt som denne bjuds på världslitteraturens mest chockerande twist. I ny svensk översättning av Carl Ahlstrand.

Papers - Literary, Scientific, with a Memoir, in Two Volumes - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Kidnapped was published in 1886 amid one of the most productive periods of Robert Louis Stevenson’s career. Although it was immediately met with popular success and critical acclaim, the novel was derided for decades as a story for children before being recognized as a major work of English literature. Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, and full of a rich blend of English and Scots, Kidnapped is a powerful work with strong Scottish ties. The narrative follows David Balfour, a 17-year-old orphan whose uncle, the wretched and disturbed Ebenezer, conspires to steal the family estate, David’s rightful inheritance. When David discovers his uncle’s plan, Ebenezer tricks the boy and sells him to Captain Hoseason, a slaver embarking for the Carolinas. Blindsided by a blow to the head, David awakes in the hold of the Covenant, bound with rope and helpless as the ship bears him toward the terrors of slavery. By a stroke of faith, however, the ship gets lost in fog and strikes a smaller boat near the west coast of Scotland. In the ensuing chaos, David and one of the wreck’s survivors, Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart, gain control of the ship and force Captain Hoseason to turn the Covenant toward the mainland. When the ship runs up against rocks, David finds himself alone on shore, and bravely begins his landward journey to regain his inheritance. Swept up in political circumstances far beyond his control, and faced with the danger awaiting him at home, David must do all he can to survive. To read Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped is to enter a world fully formed by the mind of one of history’s greatest storytellers. David Balfour’s story is gripping not just because it is a tale of survival, but because his struggle to overcome the merciless turns of fate is, to its core, unbearably and beautifully human. Kidnapped is a historical adventure novel adored by readers, critics, and writers alike. It is a story for children and adults who refuse to accept that hope is a thing to outgrow. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation... This edition of Treasure Island has been adapted for younger readers and features:• Simplified text• A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers• Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen. When an old sea captain arrives at the Admiral Benbow inn with a mysterious sea chest and fearful talk of a man with one leg, the scene is set for one of the most popular adventure stories of all time. Young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map among the captain's belongings and, accompanied by his friends Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, they set off in search of Captain Flint's buried treasure. A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories. 'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' – Michael Morpurgo

The perfect gift for a swashbuckling young pirate. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! 'No edition has ever been better illustrated than this. Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' – Michael MorpurgoWhen an old sea captain arrives at the Admiral Benbow inn with a mysterious sea chest and fearful talk of a man with one leg, the scene is set for one of the most popular adventure stories of all time. Young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map among the captain's belongings and, accompanied by his friends Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, they set off in search of Captain Flint's buried treasure. A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories.