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Title: The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: With a Selection of the Best Short Novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Neider ISBN: 0-306-80882-X Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent!
Comment: I stumbled upon the short stories of Stevenson kind of by accident, and what a happy accident that was! I can now say that Stevenson wrote both some of my favorite novels and some of my favorite short stories. I haven't gotten around to reading all of his stories yet, but I have loved those that I have read. I can't possibly describe how much I enjoyed Markheim, which is without a doubt my favorite short story of all time. Despite my rather limited reading of Stevenson's short stories, I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: Quite a reading experience!
Comment: There is nothing so exciting as a Stevenson novel--Kidnapped, Master of Ballantrae, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde--who can forget them once you've read them? These short stories have the same ability draw you in. The reading is effortless, and Stevenson's backgrounds don't labor with a conscious attempt at reality. They exist for the story and are as true as need be, and not more. From the South Sea to a Medieval City, the variety is pleasing and keeps you reading. Some of the best stories are "The Bottle Imp" (I doubt if a better twist on King Midas has ever been written), "Sire De Maltroit's Door" (A surprisingly good romance than manages, somehow, to skip all the usual elements) and "The Suicide Club" (not half as grim as it sounds, and showing RLS's ability to penetrate human thought).
These stories are highly recommended and aren't something to be read when you are all out of the "good" standard Stevenson--they stand as some of his best works and should be read just for the pure fun of it.
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Title: The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (Penguin Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Adrian Poole ISBN: 0140434461 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Kidnapped and Catriona (Oxford World's Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Emma Letley ISBN: 0192835556 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Complete Tales of Washington Irving by Charles Neider, Washington Irving ISBN: 0306808404 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Man Who Was Thursday (20Th-Century Classics) by G. K. Chesterton, Kingsley Amis ISBN: 0140183884 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1990 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Treasure Island (Signet Classic) by Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN: 0451527046 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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