Robert Louis Stevenson: His Best Pacific Writings
- ISBN-10
- 070223429X
- ISBN-13
- 9780702234293
- Series
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ. of Queensland Press
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Description
Collection of the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) on the Pacific region. Pieces cover travel writing, autobiography, history, poetry, fables, letters, speeches, prayers, and fiction incorporating romance, violence and magic. Includes illustrations. Editor is a literary commentator and scholar who has written on Pacific literature since 1981. Previous titles include 'Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature' and 'Running in Literature'.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2014-06-03
- 100 pages
- Ebook
- Routledge
Similar books
-
Rls: Stevenson's Letters to Charles Baxter
By Robert Louis StevensonThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
-
The Complete Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Nineteen Other Tales
By Robert Louis StevensonThe complexity and range of Robert Louis Stevenson’s short fiction reveals his genius perhaps more than any other medium. Here, leading Stevenson scholar Barry Menikoff arranges and introduces the complete...
-
Louis: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson
By Philip CallowThere are many Stevensons behind the initials RLS, but the one that has endeared him to readers for so long is surely the fighter, battling to stay alive. Jorge Luis...
-
Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography (Text Only Edition)
By Claire HarmanThe most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for the first time his collected correspondence – which has been unavailable to all previous writers.
-
Robert Louis Stevenson
By Frances SchoonmakerAn illustrated collection of thirty-two popular poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, mostly from A Child's Garden of Verses, includes an introduction about the poet's life and work. Reprint.
-
The Classic Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
By Robert Louis StevensonThe Master of Ballantrae tells of the lifelong feud between Master Ballantrae and his young brother Henry. This novel in particular underlines Stevenson's preoccupation with destiny and fate.
-
Selected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson
By Robert Louis Stevenson... 193n , 203n , 284 & n , 294n , 295n Threlfall , ( Sir ) Richard and Evelyn Agnes , Lady , 529 & n Thurston , Sir John ... Alexander , 110n , 111 Traquair , Cecilia Ross ( née Munro ; William's wife ) , 237 Traquair , William ( RLS's ...
-
Robert Louis Stevenson's a Child's Garden of Verses
By Robert Louis StevensonA collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood, including "The land of counterpane," "My shadow," "The swing," "The moon," and "Looking forward."
-
Treasure Island
By Robert Louis StevensonReaders trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
-
Robert Louis Stevenson: Interviews and Recollections
By R. C. Terry, Reginald Charles TerryIn recent years there has been a wave of enthusiasm for the author of these works, with the publication of major biographies and collections of his letters.