Robert Louis Stevenson

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The Story of a Lie
by Robert Louis Stevenson - eBooks@Adelaide , 2010
This book is a comic tale of manners. Young Dick Naseby chances to meet the beautiful Esther. Falling in love he is loath to despoil her romantic notions of her long lost father. But when he returns, things start to fall apart ...
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St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
by Robert Louis Stevenson - eBooks@Adelaide , 2010
Stevenson had written all but the very conclusion of this work at the time of his death in 1894. In order to conclude the story the publisher enlisted the talents of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch who supplied the last few chapters.
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The Silverado Squatters
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Project Gutenberg , 1996
In 1880 Stevenson and his new bridge traveled by ferries, trains and carts to Calistoga, California, where he encountered a pioneer wilderness of curious characters, an unprofitable mine, and a rugged country filled with eagles and bears ...
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David Balfour
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Charles Scribners' Sons , 1895
'David Balfour' is the sequel to 'Kidnapped', and starts where Stevenson's more famous book ends - with Balfour in Edinburgh, standing remorseful outside the offices of the British Linen Company. From there begins a rollicking series of adventures.
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Prince Otto
by Robert Louis Stevenson - eBooks@Adelaide , 2010
This book is Stevenson's third full-length narrative, an action romance set in the imaginary Germanic state of Gruenewald. The novel is first published in 1885. Robert Louis Stevenson referred to Prince Otto as 'my hardest effort'.
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The Pavilion on the Links
by Robert Louis Stevenson - eBooks@Adelaide , 2010
Two solitary men, once as close to being friends, meet again on Scottish coast. Northmour has brought the corrupt banker Huddlestone, and his beautiful daughter whom Northmour is pursuing, to seek concealment in an isolated pavilion by the sea.
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Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Project Gutenberg , 2006
Classic coming-of-age story for children and young adults. After the death of his father, David sets out to meet his uncle and claim his inheritance. This adventure takes him through the highlands of Scotland where he embarks upon a long journey.
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In the South Seas
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Pennsylvania State University , 2000
In his book Stevenson gives an accurate and in depth look into the people and culture of the islands of the South Pacific. The book describes the author's two year journey from the Marqueses Islands, to Tahiti, then Honolulu, and finally Samoa.
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The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Pennsylvania State University , 2000
This is Robert Louis Stevenson's historical romance set during the War of the Roses. The time is 15th century England, and Richard Shelton, the young hero, overcomes one obstacle after another in his quest to rescue Joanna, his love.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Scott-Thaw , 1904
Stevenson's exploration of human evil, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is a synonym for the split personality. This dark fantasy is a product of its time, based on theories of evolution, class, and the secrets of the soul.
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson - Harper & Brothers , 1915
The most popular pirate story ever written, Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys and girls. Jim Hawkins finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried.
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