The Complete Short Stories Of Robert Louis Stevenson: With A Selection Of The Best Short Novels

by Charles Neider, Robert Louis Stevenson

Overview

Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306808821
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	08/22/1998
Edition description:	1 DA CAPO
Pages:	720
Sales rank:	1,093,961
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Neider is a noted literary critic, editor, and novelist. His many books as editor include Washington Irving's George Washington: A Biography, The Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain, The Great West: A Treasury of Firsthand Accountsand The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson.The Complete Essays of Mark Twain, The Autobiography of Mark Twain. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

[A] valuable addition to the shelf of books that last.

Washington Paper

Released in 1969, this collection neatly gathers the full canon of Stevenson's short stories along with some short novels including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. All that plus a scholarly introduction make it a bargain at this price.

Library Journal

The introduction (by Ian Bell) quotes the great 20th-century prose master Jorge Luis Borges: "I like hourglasses, maps, eighteenth- century typography, the roots of words, the taste of coffee and the prose of Stevenson." These volumes contain all that there is of Stevenson's short fiction (including "The Enchantress"--reprinted for the first time in 1990 after having disappeared for 70 years) in a clean, clear typeface and handsome cloth bindings. Originally published in Great Britain in 1993. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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