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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with The Merry Men and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Classics
In seeking to discover his inner self, the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerising thriller is a terrifying study of the duality of man's nature. Also included in this volume is Stevenson's 1887 collection of short stories, The Merry Men and ...Show more
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics | Series: Arcturus Paperback Classics Ser.
'...losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse.' Victorian London is the setting for "The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde" (1886), Stevenson's famous story of conflict between dual personalities: one good, and one ruthlessly evil. Othe ...Show more
HarperCollins Children's Classics - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Children's Classics | Series: HarperCollins Children's Classics Ser.
This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. When a mysterious old sailor comes to stay at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the innkeeper’s son, Jim Hawkins, is set on course for a thrilling adventure. The old man s ...Show more
In the South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics
"In The South Seas" records Stevenson's travels with his wife Fanny and their family in the Marquesas, the Paumotus and the Gilbert Islands during 1888-9. Originally drafted in journal form while Stevenson travelled, it was then ambitiously rewritten to describe the islands and islanders as well as Stev ...Show more
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson; Margot Livesey (Introduction by); Barry Menikoff (Editor)
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
This is a biography of Joseph Paxton, horticulturist to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and a great unsung heroe of the Victorian Age.
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Children's Classics
Kidnapped is a classic adventure novel about a teenage boy called David Balfour set in 18th century Scotland. At the start of the book David leaves his home in the countryside, following his father's death, to take a letter of introduction from his father to his uncle. He walks for 2 days before arrivin ...Show more
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics
When young David Balfour is orphaned he discovers some surprising truths about his family. His meeting with his uncle Ebenezer turns out to have disastrous consequences leading to kidnap and imprisonment on board a ship bound for the Carolinas. However, the voyage is full of incident and after violent c ...Show more
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Children's Classics
When young David Balfour's father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance. But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret. David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slavery� he ...Show more
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics | Series: Award Essential Classics Ser.
CLASSIC FICTION. Collectable, complete and unabridged, quality hardcover editions of the world's most popular and enduring stories. The story is set in the mid-eighteenth century in Scotland. David Balfour is a boy who sets out in the world to seek his fortune and undergoes hardship and danger in his tr ...Show more
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson; Judith John (Contribution by)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics Ser.
This new series of Bookworms offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary. Accompanying exercises make all these titles ...Show more
Kidnapped by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Category: Children's Classics
Classic adventure novel, set in 1751, centers on a young Scottish orphan, betrayed by his uncle and bound for bondage in the New World. Fast-paced, swashbuckling action. Set in the year 1751, this classic adventure story centers around David Balfour, a young Scotsman orphaned by the death of his father. ...Show more
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classics | Series: Collector's Library
Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by Ned Halley.Set in Scotland in 1751, "Kidnapped" tells of how young David Balfour, orphaned, and betrayed by his uncle ...Show more