Robert Louis Stevenson

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El extra o caso del doctor Jekyll y el se or Hyde (en ingl s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), es una novela escrita por Robert Louis Stevenson y publicada por primera vez en ingl s en 1886, que trata acerca de un abogado, Gabriel John Utterson, que investiga la extra a relaci n entre su viejo amigo, el Dr. Henry Jekyll, y el mis ntropo Edward Hyde.

Keawe es un hawaiano que siente la necesidad de conocer otras tierras, por lo que se dirige a San Francisco (Estados Unidos). All descubre una casa preciosa cuyo due o parece algo triste y demacrado. Al entablar conversaci n con l y preguntarle el motivo de su tristeza, el viejo le ense a una botella de vidrio blanco en cuyo interior est n todos los colores del arco iris. Asombrado por su belleza, el viejo le cuenta que en esa botella habita un demonio capaz de conceder cualquier deseo, excepto uno: alargar la vida a una persona. Para eso, el due o de la botella debe cumplir una serie de requisitos: debe vender la botella a otra persona antes de morir o ir al infierno, solo se puede vender la botella si el precio es inferior al que el due o pago.

Kidnapped is an historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. It narrates the adventures of David Balfour, a young orphan, as he journeys through the dangerous Scottish Highlands trying to regain his rightful inheritance. Kidnapped is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters were real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The political situation of the time is portrayed from multiple viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.

Jim Hawkins is a boy who along with his parents works in the inn of Admiral Benbow. One day, the pirate Billy Bones, whose only possession is an old chest, appears in the inn. The inn is visited by a blind sailor the same night that Jim's father dies. The blind man threatens Bones by telling him that later he and his minions will attack him to retrieve the chest. Bones dies of apoplexy, product of his addiction to rum. Jim and his mother steal the chest containing the treasure map. This theft will give rise to a series of adventures, in which Jim confronts with sailors, pirates and several dangers to find the coveted treasure.

Travels recounts Stevenson's 12-day, 200 kilometres (120 mi) solo hiking journey through the sparsely populated and impoverished areas of the C vennes mountains in south-central France in 1878. The terrain, with its barren rocky heather-filled hillsides, he often compared to parts of Scotland. The other principal character is Modestine, a stubborn, manipulative donkey he could never quite master. It is one of the earliest accounts to present hiking and camping outdoors as a recreational activity. It also tells of commissioning one of the first sleeping bags, large and heavy enough to require a donkey to carry. Stevenson is several times mistaken for a peddler, the usual occupation of someone traveling in his fashion. Some locals are horrified that he would sleep outdoors and suggest it is dangerous to do so because of wolves or robbers.

Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". It was originally serialized in the children's 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". It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883 by Cassell & Co.