The Complete Short Stories Of Robert Louis Stevenson With A Selection Of The Best Short Novels,9780306808821

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

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ISBN13: 9780306808821
ISBN10: 030680882X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-08-22
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson (18501894) was a writer of power and originality, who penned such classics asTreasure Island, Kidnapped,andThe Weir of Hermiston. The editor has collected in convenient form Stevenson's short fiction, including the completeNew Arabian NightsandThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as ghost stories, medieval romances, farces, horror stories, and theSouth Sea Tales.This volume amply illustrates Stephenson's wide range and enduring appeal.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION xi
A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT
1(24)
NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS:
25(172)
The Suicide Club
25(85)
Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts
25(34)
Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk
59(28)
The Adventure of the Hansom Cab
87(23)
The Rajah's Diamond
110(87)
Story of the Bandbox
110(27)
Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders
137(17)
Story of the House with the Green Blinds
154(34)
The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective
188(9)
PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR
197(34)
THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR
231(24)
WILL O' THE MILL
255(32)
THE STORY OF A LIE
287(62)
THRAWN JANET
349(14)
THE MERRY MEN
363(56)
THE BODY-SNATCHER
419(24)
MARKHEIM
443(20)
STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
463(76)
THE BOTTLE IMP
539(36)
THE BEACH OF FALESA
575(80)
THE ISLE OF VOICES
655

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