The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson with a Selection of the Best Short Novels

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LITERATURE $19.95 USA THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF $2?'95 CAN RÓBERT LOUIS STEVENSON with a selection of the best short novels Edited, with an introduction, by Charles Neider "[A] valuable addition to the shelf of books that last." -Washington Star "[Stevenson's] deserved reputation as a storyteller will outlive that of anyone writing for the pulps today. He had a lot to say about the extremes of men's ways, and the perils of their world. . . . It is weli, therefore, that Charles Neider has laid them before us again." -Los Angeles Times "With Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, Stevenson is one of those rare authors who could delight both adults and children. A great humanist, a true romantic, and a master of prose style, he ranks among the geniuses of English literature. . . . [This book is] a boon to all who enjoy fascinating tales told by a master." -Columbus Enquirer Book Review "[The] stories are as fresh and as exciting as the day he wrote them; this collection will doubtless... Tovább

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LITERATURE $19.95 USA THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF $2?'95 CAN RÓBERT LOUIS STEVENSON with a selection of the best short novels Edited, with an introduction, by Charles Neider "[A] valuable addition to the shelf of books that last." -Washington Star "[Stevenson's] deserved reputation as a storyteller will outlive that of anyone writing for the pulps today. He had a lot to say about the extremes of men's ways, and the perils of their world. . . . It is weli, therefore, that Charles Neider has laid them before us again." -Los Angeles Times "With Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, Stevenson is one of those rare authors who could delight both adults and children. A great humanist, a true romantic, and a master of prose style, he ranks among the geniuses of English literature. . . . [This book is] a boon to all who enjoy fascinating tales told by a master." -Columbus Enquirer Book Review "[The] stories are as fresh and as exciting as the day he wrote them; this collection will doubtless receive a warm welcome from a wide circle of discriminating readers." -Chattanooga Times "[These] stories have the power to leave the reader with a slight tingle, a subtle sensation deep in the seat of conscious feelings. Gently, in a light, entertaining style, Stevenson teaches us something about the evil in us all, our frailty before the wiles and temptations of circumstances. . . . The reader will find himself entranced." -New Haven Register Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist Róbert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a writer of power and originality, who-despite chronic, debilitating tuberculosis and an early death-penned such classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Dávid Balfour, The Broken Arrow, The Master of Ballantrae, and The Weir of Hermiston. The editor has collected in convenient form Stevenson's short fiction, including the complete New Arabian Nights and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as ghost stories, medieval romances, farces, horror stories, and the South Sea tales. This volume succeeds amply in illustrating Stevenson's wide rangé and enduring appeal. Charles Neider's many books as editor include Washington Irving's George Washington: A Biography, The Complete Tales of Washington Irving, The Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain, and The Great West: A Treasury of Firsthand Accounts (all four available from Da Capo Press). He lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Vissza