Robert Louis Stevenson

Uncovering a governmental conspiracy to frame a friend for murder puts David Balfour on the run and striving to protect the woman he's come to love. Released with the title David Balfour when originally released in the United States, Catriona is Robert Louis Stevenson's follow-up to Kidnapped. David Balfour, hero of both books, is made a target by his willingness to testify in favor of a friend falsely accused of murder. His stubborn sense of justice...

This daring tale of revenge and exotic intrigue is demonstrative of Stevenson's broad range and unique genius. "The Master of Ballantrae", first published in 1889, follows the conflict between two Scottish brothers of noble origins during the tumultuous Jacobite Risings of 1745. Greed and envy threaten to tear the brothers apart as a race for the family inheritance intensifies. James Durie, the protagonist and Master of Ballantrae, is as charming...

Jim Hawkins regenta, junto a sus padres, la posada Almirante Benbow. Su vida discurre tranquila entre la barra y las mesas de la fonda hasta que, un día, llega un viajo marinero acarreando un pesado secreto... De la noche a la mañana el joven Jim se encuentra en la cubierta de la Hispaniola, rodeado de rudos marineros, agasajado por un misterioso cocinero cojo, anisosos todos ellos por encontrar el codiciado tesoro del capitán Flint. While going...

In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.

A young Englishman, seeking to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses.

This vintage book contains a collection of ballads compiled by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1891. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish poet, novelist, essayist, and travel writer. He was a prolific writer and highly-celebrated during his life, and his fantastic stories continue to entertain people of all ages to this day. Other notable works by this author include: "Treasure Island",...

A child creates a world of his own which has mountains and sea, a city and ships, all from toy blocks.

Ever wondered about the mysterious place we all visit when we fall asleep? Robert Louis Stevenson's classic children's poem about dreamland is given new life in this wonderfully illustrated book. Accompanied by Robert Hunter's bold and beautiful illustrations, this picture book will bring the beloved Scottish author's work to a whole new generation of young readers.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is best known as the author of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island, and Kidnapped, but his essays comprise an oft-overlooked trove of gems, intriguing in their content and generous in their scope. This collection of nearly three dozen of Stevenson's best essays-the only anthology of its kind- spans his brief life and includes many of his most celebrated pieces and some others previously unpublished....

Presents an illustrated poem from Robert Louis Stevenson's "A Child's Garden of Verses."