Robert Louis Stevenson

Broschiertes Buch

Familiar Studies of Men and Books

Beschreibung

Published together in 1882, these literary essays explore the lives and works of nine writers from around the world and across the centuries, including Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman and Samuel Pepys. The studies are known for their conversational style and unusual combination of character assessment and scholarly critique.

Autor

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish writer of novels, essays, poetry, and short stories. He's best known for his children's adventure novel 'Treasure Island' (1883), his collection of poetry 'A Child's Garden of Verses' (1885), and his Gothic novella 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' (1886). He achieved celebrity status during his lifetime and his works are highly acclaimed to this day.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781108074568
• ISBN-10: 1108074561
• Artikelnr.: 41253180