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Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavours to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer. A tale of kidnap, shipwreck, murder, and pursuit, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure-story is as compelling now as when it was first published in 1886.

Nine spine-chilling stories from Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jerome K. Jerome, read by Laurence Olivier, Nelson Olmsted, and Basil Rathbone.

Louis Stevenson, the Swedish author best known for classics such as Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , remains one of the most translated writers of all time. This audiobook contains a collection of his short stories, including "The Yellow Paint", "The Suicide Club" and "Markheim".

Three interrelated stories make up the plot of The Suicide Club. They each stand on their own, but there is an overall plot that brings them together. It centers around the hero, Prince Florizel of Bohemia. He attempts to solve the mystery of a strange club that turns out to have a very different purpose than its name suggests.

Robert Louis Stevenson. In the Scottish canon to be placed alongside Burns is high praise indeed but it’s a rightful place for one of Scotland’s finest novelists and here, poets. Born in 1850 he managed to cram much into his 44 years travelling widely to France, The States, Samoa and the South Seas.

A complete and unabridged version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of "pirates and buried gold". Young Jim Hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure on a Caribbean island.

December - the 12th and closing month in the Gregorian calendar. Winter is upon the land, and the poets, including such as Keats, Shelley, Tennyson, Shakespeare, and Stevenson, share their views and thoughts.

Stevenson's brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding theme, the elemental struggle between good and evil, as it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that characterized Scottish history.

This second volume of poetry for Mother's Day further explores that key relationship with our Mother through the verse of many of our greatest poets. The relationship with our Mother is one of the most powerful many of us will ever feel. It rivals those with our children and partners in a way that both permeates and challenges how and on what terms we live our lives. A woman giving birth is not only bringing life into the World, she is doing so, usually, at great pain to herself.

April - the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar heralds spring in earnest and, of course, April showers and perhaps other unsettled weather. For our poets, including Owen, Stevenson, Van Dyke, Hardy, and Shelley, the month provides a rich source for them to muse upon.

In una Londra cupa e piovigginosa può capitare di incontrare un innocente giovane che vi porge gustosissime paste alla crema prima di concedervi il lusso di un suicidio al tavolo da gioco, dove ogni carta ha un valore ugualmente letale. Oppure perdervi terrorizzati fra le peripezie di un giovane, sprovveduto americano e un cadavere troppo ingombrante che non vuole saperne di sparire per sempre. E può anche accadere che una stanza sontuosamente arredata sparisca davanti ai vostri occhi in una sorta di incubo senza spazio e senza tempo.

Den unge David Balfourt bliver efter forældrenes død sendt til sin hidtil ukendte rige onkel Ebenezer. Her går det op for ham, at han muligvis er den retmæssige arving til familiens ejendom, men inden han kan gøre krav kidnappes han og sejles bort med henblik på at blive solgt til slaveri. Skibet forulykker og David kastes i land på en øde ø og starter sin eventyrlige hjemrejse, der for en stor del foregår i selskab med den modige og uregerlige skotske jacobinske oprører Alan Breck Stewart.

Kauhuklassikko vailla vertaa! Lontoon kaduilla liikkuu outo ja salaperäinen mies Mr. Hyde, joka herättää kaupunkilaisissa kauhua. Mr. Hyde talloo tunteettomasti pikkutytön, ja hänet liitetään myös selkäpiitä karmivaan murhaan. Kun Mr. Hydeä ryhdytään etsimään, häntä ei kuitenkaan löydy. Miten se on mahdollista? Ja miten Mr. Hyde liittyy arvostettuun tohtori Jekylliin? Robert Louis Stevensonin "Salaperäinen ovi" tunnetaan myös nimellä "Tohtori Jekyll ja Mr. Hyde". Klassikon asemaan noussut teos käsittelee hyvän ja pahan kamppailua ihmismielen sisällä.

Ein Herr namens Markheim betritt einen Antiquitätenladen. Angeblich um seiner Verlobten ein Geschenk auszusuchen. Als der Händler sich umdreht, ersticht ihn Markheim scheinbar grundlos. Der Mann scheint gesitig verwirrt zu sein und sucht im Laden nach wertvollen Gegenständen. Als plötzlich ein mysteriöser Fremder auftaucht, der behauptet Markheim zu kennen, bekommt Markheim es mit der Angst zu tun.

I efteråret 1878 tog forfatteren Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) på en tolv dages vandring gennem den franske bjergkæde Cevennerne. Året efter udgav han med stor succes rejsedagbogen fra den tur, "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes". Rejsedagbogen udgives nu for første gang på dansk og det i Niels Brunses oversættelse.

In dieser im Jahr 1881 verfassten Kurzgeschichte, berichtet Robert Louis Stevenson über eine alte Frau, namens Janet. In einem Dorf in Schottland schleppen einige Weiber Janet ans Ufer des Flusses Dule, um zu sehen, ob sie ertrinkt. Der Pastor rettet sie und so wird Janet seine Haushälterin. Nach einem Schlaganfall hält sie ihren Kopf schief. Eines Tages sieht der Pfarrer einen schwarzen Mann, im dem er den Teufel sieht, im Pfarrhaus verschwinden. Kurz danach findet er Janet erhängt in Ihrem Zimmer. Schließlich steht ihr Leichnam vor ihm.

El Extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde (a veces abreviado simplemente a El Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde) es una novela escrita por Robert Louis Stevenson, publicada por primera vez en inglés en 1886, cuyo título original es The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Trata acerca de un abogado, Gabriel John Utterson, que investiga la extraña relación entre su viejo amigo, el Dr. Henry Jekyll, y el misántropo Edward Hyde.

Eleven-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children’s stories from Icon! The classic Treasure Island is an exciting adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a wonderful tale of buccaneers and buried gold. We know you will enjoy this very special series from Icon Audio Arts hosted by young Eden Giuliano!

Respectable Doctor Henry Jekyll has a dark secret, and his friend Mr. Utterson is determined to find out what it is. Classic fiction that has become iconic in literature, film, and everyday vocabulary.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island (1881) is set in the days of sailing ships, pirates, and treasure maps marked with an X. It recounts the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of Captain Flint, an evil pirate. Treasure Island is one of the most frequently dramatised of all narratives.