Research Catalog

Title

Robert Louis Stevenson / David Robb.

Author

Robb, David S.

Publication

• Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom : Northcote House Publishers Ltd, [2015]
• ©2015

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Details

Description

xvi, 157 pages; 23 cm

Summary

The book consists of a series of discussions of the prose fiction of Robert Louis Stevenson, from his first book, New Arabian Nights, to the last short novel published in his lifetime, The Ebb-Tide. All his best-known novels are covered, as well as a selection of his lesser-known works. The focus is on the works themselves, rather than on Stevenson's admittedly fascinating life, which is touched on only so as to provide a context for his writing. It is arranged by the dates when the works were written, rather than when they were published, so as to provide an outline sketch of his career as a writer. The emphasis is on the diversity and energy of Stevenson's creativity, without seeking to overemphasize distinctions frequently applied to him in the past, such as that between his 'stories for boys' and books apparently written for adults.

Series Statement

Writers and their work

Uniform Title

Writers and their work

Subject

• Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 > Criticism and interpretation
• English literature > 19th century > History and criticism

Note

• "British Council"

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFD 16-2554

ISBN

• 9780746309575
• 0746309570
• 9780746311011
• 074631101X

OCLC

937839581

Author

Robb, David S., author.

Title

Robert Louis Stevenson / David Robb.

Publisher

Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom : Northcote House Publishers Ltd, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Writers and their work

Writers and their work

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFD 16-2554