Robert Louis Stevenson

La historia transcurre a mediados del siglo XV durante los primeros años de la Guerra de las Dos Rosas, guerra civil en la que se enfrentaron la Casa de Lancaster (rosa roja) y la Casa de York (rosa blanca) por el trono de Inglaterra. La novela narra las aventuras del joven Richard Shelton, aspirante a caballero y pupilo de Sir Daniel Brackley, señor de Tunstall. Tras haber perdido a su padre en extrañas circunstancias, el joven sirve a las órdenes...

L'Étrange Cas du Dr Jekyll et de M. Hyde de Robert Louis Stevenson est un classique gothique explorant la dualité de la nature humaine. Le respectable Dr Jekyll, obsédé par la séparation du bien et du mal en l'homme, crée une potion qui libère son cté sombre : M. Hyde, un être cruel et sans scrupules. Mais rapidement, Hyde échappe à tout contrle, entraînant Jekyll dans une descente aux enfers. À travers ce récit captivant mêlant science,...

In 'The Sire de Maletroit's Door' we follow young Denis de Beaulieu, a veteran in the raging 'Hundred Years War' as he creeps through the streets of Burgundy trying to avoid patrolling enemy troops. As he attempts to make his way home he is almost discovered by the enemy and must take cover behind the nearest door. This sanctuary will bear a steep price however, as he comes to meet the contemptuous occupant of this house with their very unusual demands....

Chi non ha mai sentito parlare del dottor Jekyll e del suo alter ego, il signor Hyde? Uno dei classici della narrativa mondiale che ha ispirato innumerevoli autori e autrici che lo hanno succeduto. Londra vittoriana, cupa e coperta dai vapori e dalle esalazioni industriali, con i suoi vicoli acciottolati, le sue carrozze, i lumini a olio e le sue figure misteriose, le sue ombre pericolose-un'estetica che deve gran parte della propria fama narrativa...

Stevenson's brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding theme, the elemental struggle between good and evil, as it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that characterized Scottish history. When two brothers attempt to split their loyalties between the warring factions of the 1745 Jacobite rising, one family finds itself tragically divided. Stevenson's remarkably vivid...

On their weekly walk, an eminently sensible, trustworthy lawyer named Mr. Utterson listens as his friend Enfield tells a gruesome tale of assault. The tale describes a sinister figure named Mr. Hyde who tramples a young girl, disappears into a door on the street, and reemerges to pay off her relatives with a check signed by a respectable gentleman. Since both Utterson and Enfield disapprove of gossip, they agree to speak no further of the matter....

"Olalla" is a short story by the Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first published in the Christmas 1885 issue of The Court and Society Review, then re-published in 1887 as part of the collection The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. It is set in Spain during the Peninsular War. The story is based on a dream that Stevenson had and in his 1888 essay "A Chapter on Dreams" he describes the difficulties...

El señor de Ballantrae ( en inglés The Master of Ballantrae) es una de las mejores novelas de Robert Louis Stevenson, escrita en su madurez y publicada en 1888. Llevada al cine, fue interpretada por Errol Flynn en 1953. La historia del libro se desarrolla en el campo de Escocia del siglo XVIII en el castillo familiar de una noble familia y gira en torno al conflicto entre dos hermanos, dos nobles escoceses, cuya familia está enfrentada por la rebelión...

Robert Louis Stevenson schreef de zwarte komedie De verkeerde kist samen met zijn stiefzoon, met wie hij nog twee romans schreef. Het boek gaat over twee broers die de laatste overlevenden zijn van een investeringsplan waarbij de laatste nog levende deelnemer al het geld van de anderen krijgt uitgekeerd. Het boek werd in 1966 verfilmd met Michael Caine in de hoofdrol.

If you're thinking of reconnecting with old friends, this suspenseful tale may make you reconsider. Frank and Northmour haven't seen each other in years. Mainly due to Northmour being a bad-tempered recluse. So when Frank turns up unannounced at Northmour's house, he can't quite believe his eyes. His old college buddy is entertaining guests! And not only that, he's due to be married to one of them. But there are some ugly secrets lurking behind Northmour's...