Under the Wide and Starry Sky - the tempestuous of love story of Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny (Horan Nancy)(Paperback / softback)

Under the Wide and Starry Sky - the tempestuous of love story of Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny (Horan Nancy)(Paperback / softback)

From New York Times bestselling author Nancy Horan comes the passionate and turbulent story of Robert Louis Stevenson and his tempestuous American wife, Fanny, and their creative life and travels

New Poems and Variant Readings & The Silverado Squatters (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

The Silverado Squatters (1883) is Robert Louis Stevenson's travel memoir of his two-month honeymoon trip with Fanny Vandegrift (and her son Lloyd Osbourne) to Napa Valley, California, in 1880.In July 1879, Stevenson received word that his future American wife's divorce was almost complete, but that

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

A story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a exploration of humanity's basest capacity for

The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: With a Selection of the Best Short Novels (Neider Charles)(Paperback)

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

The Country of Larks: A Chiltern Journey in the Footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson and the Footprint of Hs2 (Simmons Gail)(Pevná vazba)

Travel writer and journalist Gail Simmons follows in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson as she walks from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire to Tring in Hertfordshire via Great Missenden and Wendover, tracing not only the changes in the landscape of the last 150 years but also those yet to come

Kidnapped: Classics Illustrated (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback)

Stevenson's tale of the adventures of David Balfour, sold into slavery at sea, and his daring escape... Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Robert Louis

Louis Pasteur (Dickmann Nancy)(Pevná vazba)

This book tells the story of Louis Pasteur covering his early years and his family life and his superhero contributions to the world of

Essential Student Texts: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Dr Jekyll, a well-respected and successful scientist, and Mr Hyde, the perpetrator of a number of horrific crimes, seem unlikely allies. But when Gabriel Utterson investigates the strange happenings, the truth is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined... This edition of Stevenson's

Storms (Vick Chris)(Paperback / softback)

A thrilling and tempestuous novel of love and danger from the author of

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and MR Hyde: And Other Stories (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books

Ebb-Tide. A Trio and a Quartette & David Balfour (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

The Ebb-Tide. A Trio and a Quartette (1894) is a short novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. It was published the year Stevenson died.Three beggars operate in the port of Papeete on Tahiti. They are Herrick, a failed English businessman; Davis, an American sea

Treasure Island (Legend Classics) (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Part of the Legend Classics seriesFifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum Sit back, relax, and enjoy this classic, beloved adventure.Treasure Island has proved unimaginably influential on our

Matilda - Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England (Borman Tracy)(Paperback / softback)

Read the thrilling, tempestuous story of the 'first' Queen of England. Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England takes us from the courts of Flanders to the opulence of royal life in

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Hogg James)(Paperback)

'A real work of imagination, ponderated and achieved.' -- Robert Louis Stevenson The son of a radical Calvinist minister conducts a crime spree that horrifies eighteenth-century Scottish society in this gripping tale of murder, madness, and demonic possession. According to Robert Wringhim, his

Horror of Love - Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London (Hilton Lisa)(Paperback / softback)

The compelling love story of two extraordinary individuals - Nancy Mitford and Free French commander Gaston Palewski - living in extraordinary

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death, the Ultimate Historical Edition (Muchnick Irvin)(Paperback)

Muchnick lays bare the murder-suicide of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their seven-year-old son, Daniel. The Benoit murder-suicide in 2007 was one of the most shocking stories of that year in any realm, and a seminal event in the history of wrestling. Featured on episode SE7ENTEEN of the My

Himalayan Summer - The heartbreaking story of a missing child and a true love (Brown Louise)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of EDEN GARDENS, an Indian story of love, obsession and the quest to find a child - for all fans of THE TEA PLANTER'S

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and MR Hyde (Legend Classics) (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback)

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and published in 1886. London lawyer John Gabriel Utterson decides to investigate the appearance of the brutish and evil Edward Hyde, which leads him back to his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll. A

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes and the Amateur Emigrant (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on a journey through the Cevennes with a donkey, Modestine, and a

Child's Garden of Verses (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Helps you rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood. This book features classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson, from make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favourite cousins to beloved

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson

'Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.' --Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Perhaps the most iconic pirate story of all time, Treasure Island was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1881. The book follows young Jim Hawkins who finds himself in possession of a treasure map and embarks on a journey to

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Pevná vazba)

The classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Something evil is loose in London. The menacing figure of Edward Hyde stalks the streets. But who is Hyde? And what is his relationship with the respectable doctor, Henry

The Scottish Novels: Kidnapped: Catriona: The Master of Ballantrae: Weir of Hermiston (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback)

These four great novels take us deep into Robert Louis Stevenson's imaginative and bitter-sweet relationship with his native