The Complete Short Stories Of Robert Louis Stevenson: With A Selection Of The Best Short Novels
Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson (18501894) was a writer of power and originality, who penned such classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Weir of Hermiston. The editor has collected in convenient form Stevenson's short fiction, including the complete New Arabian Nights and The 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 amply illustrates Stephenson’s wide range and enduring appeal.
Lodging for the night --
Suicide Club: Story of the young man with the cream tarts / Story of the physician and the Saratoga trunk / Adventure of the Hansom cab --
Rajah's Diamond: Story of the bandbox / Story of the young man in Holy Orders / Story of the house with the green blinds / Adventure of Prince Florizel and a detective --
Providence and the guitar --
Sire de Maletroit's door --
Will o' the mill --
Story of a lie --
Thrawn Janet --
Merry men --
Body-snatcher --
Markheim --
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde --
Bottle imp --
Beach of Falesa --
Isle of Voices.
720 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1951
This edition
- Format
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720 pages, Paperback
- Published
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August 22, 1998 by Grand Central Publishing
- ISBN
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9780306808821
- ASIN
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030680882X
- Language
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English
About the author
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
