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Pohishhennyj, ili Prikljuchenija Djevida Bjelfura, v kotoryh rasskazyvaetsja o tom, kak on byl pohishhen i popal v korablekrushenie, kak tomilsja na neobitaemom ostrove i skitalsja v dikih gorah, kak sud'ba svela ego s Alanom Brekom Stjuartom i drugimi jarymi shotlandskimi jakobitami, a takzhe obo vsem, chto on preterpel ot ruk svoego djadi Jebenezera Bjelfura, imenuemogo vladel'cem zamka Shos bez vsjakogo na to prava, opisannye im samim i predlagaemye nyne vashemu vnimaniju Robertom Luisom Stivensonom.

A new edition of this exciting tale of pirates, skulduggery and buried treasure. Young Jim Hawkins, thanks to a pirate map that has come into his possession, is the only one who can sucessfully get a schooner to a legendary island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named Long John Silver, whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew.

When Frank Casillis, an eccentric independently wealthy vagabond, finds himself near an old friend's pavilion on a remote part of the Scottish coast, he discovers some mysterious nocturnal goings-on. The house is being visited under cover of darkness ... strange figures land on the coast ... and then he is himself the victim of a savage knife attack. Robert Louis Stevenson is the master of the action adventure. The Pavilion on the Links is a classic of the genre - a secret plot, a mysterious and beautiful girl, a villain, mortal danger ... all in a wild and windswept setting. Splendid!

In the Scottish canon, to be placed alongside Burns is high praise indeed, but it’s a rightful place for Robert Louis Stevenson, one of Scotland’s finest novelists. Born in 1850, he crammed much into his 44 years travelling widely to France, the United States, Samoa, and the South Seas. Of course he is widely feted for his classics Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island, and poetry volumes such as A Child’s Garden Of Verses. Here we have his short stories "Olliah" and "The Body Snatchers".

One of a series of retellings of classic world literature from publisher Real Reads. True to the original plot, characters and theme, Real Reads also reflect the original author's style. A brilliant introduction to this early work of science fiction.When Dr Jekyll dares to explore the delicate balance between good and evil, he little suspects the destructive powers he will unleash.

Romanen behandler det eviggyldige tema om det sammensatte mennesket, der har både gode og ædle egenskaber såvel som lastefulde lyster. Den kan læses både som en spændende gyser eller krimi såvel som en psykologisk thriller om det splittede menneske, ligesom den rejser spørgsmålet om videnskabens anvendelse til indgreb i den menneskelige personlighed.

Todas las noches cuatro amigos se reúnen en una posada de Debenham. Fettes es el más reservado, poco saben de su vida pasada de la que nunca quiere hablar. Una noche, llega a la posada un reputado médico venido de Londres, el Dr. Macfarlane. El médico y Fettes parecen conocerse, pero éste se muestra arisco con el doctor y rechaza sus amables ofrecimientos.

En Molokai, perteneciente a las islas Hawai, el joven Keloa y el hechicero Kalamake emprenden un viaje a una misteriosa isla en busca de riquezas. Se trata de la isla de las voces, un lugar oculto y habitado por caníbales donde tendrán que enfrentarse a numerosos peligros.

Taken from the short story collection The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables.

Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavours to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer. A tale of kidnap, shipwreck, murder, and pursuit, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure-story is as compelling now as when it was first published in 1886.

This second volume of poetry for Mother's Day further explores that key relationship with our Mother through the verse of many of our greatest poets. The relationship with our Mother is one of the most powerful many of us will ever feel. It rivals those with our children and partners in a way that both permeates and challenges how and on what terms we live our lives. A woman giving birth is not only bringing life into the World, she is doing so, usually, at great pain to herself.

When Jim Hawkins picks up the oilskin packet from Captain Flint's sea chest and finds a treasure map, he is catapulted into the adventure of a lifetime. As cabin-boy on the ship Hispaniola, with its crew of treacherous pirates led by Long John Silver, Jim finds himself in a world of villains and unexpected heroes, on a quest for buried treasure.

The Body Snatcher (1884) was first published in the Pall Mall Christmas Extra in Dec 1884. It is a horrifying story of students paid to "snatch" bodies for a medical school. Strange things begin to happen and the story builds to an exraordinary and startling conclusion. A movie version of the story was made in 1945. It was directed by Robert Wise and starred Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.

In una Londra cupa e piovigginosa può capitare di incontrare un innocente giovane che vi porge gustosissime paste alla crema prima di concedervi il lusso di un suicidio al tavolo da gioco, dove ogni carta ha un valore ugualmente letale. Oppure perdervi terrorizzati fra le peripezie di un giovane, sprovveduto americano e un cadavere troppo ingombrante che non vuole saperne di sparire per sempre. E può anche accadere che una stanza sontuosamente arredata sparisca davanti ai vostri occhi in una sorta di incubo senza spazio e senza tempo.

Den unge David Balfourt bliver efter forældrenes død sendt til sin hidtil ukendte rige onkel Ebenezer. Her går det op for ham, at han muligvis er den retmæssige arving til familiens ejendom, men inden han kan gøre krav kidnappes han og sejles bort med henblik på at blive solgt til slaveri. Skibet forulykker og David kastes i land på en øde ø og starter sin eventyrlige hjemrejse, der for en stor del foregår i selskab med den modige og uregerlige skotske jacobinske oprører Alan Breck Stewart.

I efteråret 1878 tog forfatteren Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) på en tolv dages vandring gennem den franske bjergkæde Cevennerne. Året efter udgav han med stor succes rejsedagbogen fra den tur, "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes". Rejsedagbogen udgives nu for første gang på dansk og det i Niels Brunses oversættelse.

In dieser im Jahr 1881 verfassten Kurzgeschichte, berichtet Robert Louis Stevenson über eine alte Frau, namens Janet. In einem Dorf in Schottland schleppen einige Weiber Janet ans Ufer des Flusses Dule, um zu sehen, ob sie ertrinkt. Der Pastor rettet sie und so wird Janet seine Haushälterin. Nach einem Schlaganfall hält sie ihren Kopf schief. Eines Tages sieht der Pfarrer einen schwarzen Mann, im dem er den Teufel sieht, im Pfarrhaus verschwinden. Kurz danach findet er Janet erhängt in Ihrem Zimmer. Schließlich steht ihr Leichnam vor ihm.

I tre racconti che compongono "Il diavolo nella bottiglia" appartengono alla serie di racconti polinesiani, scritti quando Stevenson, minato dalla tisi, si era trasferito definitivamente nelle isole Samoa. Affascinato dall'esotismo del paesaggio e dal carattere della popolazione locale, lo scrittore ne riproduce i tratti caratteristici in una narrazione che unisce ai toni della favola la forte connotazione morale che aveva contraddistinto le sue opere precedenti.

Night. The day has gone. Departed. And the dark embrace, the inky shadows of night descend. For many a time to unwind and slumber. For some a nagging doubt that all is not well. That some primeval and primordial happening may yet go bump in the night. But for our poets the night is a time of wonder and imagination as well as many other emotions and feelings. Among our ranks of gloried talents are Keats, Coleridge, William Morris, DH Lawrence, Whitman, Longfellow and many more besides. Their descriptions capture what they see and feel as perhaps only a poet can.

Hosted by Laurence Olivier, these big-name productions also included the creme de la creme of acting talents from John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Orson Welles to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave and Olivier himself. They were based on works by the world's leading authors, among them Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov. These are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping as we raise the curtain on our first instalment of theatrical history.