R. L. Stevenson

Weir of Hermiston, by Robert Louis Stevenson (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Hughes, Gillian

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the detailed evolution of the work through its composition and on to eventual posthumous publicationStevenson's unfinished masterpiece, Weir of Hermiston, has been entirely re-edited from his final manuscript, revealing a rather different novel from the bowdlerised version produced posthumously by his friends. Stevenson revisits the conflicted Scotland of James Hogg and Sir Walter Scott as well as that of his own youth, but also responds to recently published novels. A substantial essay explores the complex early publication history of the novel on both sides of the Atlantic, and exceptionally full explanatory notes and other background information are provided.Key FeaturesComposition history drawing on draft manuscript material in various US archivesDetailed account of early publication history in UK and USADetails of early reception in UK and USAFull Explanatory Notes including citations from draft manuscript materialHistorical and Geographical Notes

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474405270
• Artikelnr.: 72428641

Autorenporträt

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.