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Robert Louis Stevenson: Interviews and Recollections

By R. C. Terry (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1996
ISBN
978-0-333-65099-8, 978-1-349-24355-6, 978-0-333-52394-0
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-24355-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26449575 bytes)
Series
Macmillan Interviews and Recollections
Edition
1
Pages
XXXI, 216\256
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Fiction; Literaturegeneral; Nineteenth-Century Literature

Description

Amongst the classics of children's literature, Treasure Island and Kidnapped remain as popular today as ever. And in recent years, there has been a wave of fresh enthusiasm for the author of these novels, with the publication of several new biographies and collections of his letters. Stevenson's reputation has soared and his travel writing is now thought to be of particular interest, providing a unique insight into life on the South Sea islands. This fascinating volume brings together the most memorable interviews and recollections from a wealth of material, portraying the life and times of one of the nineteenth-century's most successful writers.

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