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The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson: Volume Two, April 1874-July 1879
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Description for The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson: Volume Two, April 1874-July 1879
Hardcover. This is a part of a collection of eight volumes of nearly 2800 letters. Volumes I and II reveal Stevenson's struggles to achieve success as an author - including his time as a student, his work, and his travels. They also introduce the people who became his chief correspondents for life. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Robert Louis Stevenson, celebrated author of such treasured classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, has long been recognized as a master storyteller and essayist. But he was also a delightful and instructive letter writer. Now, in the centenary of his death, Yale University Press is publishing the definitive edition of Stevenson's collected letters in eight handsomely produced volumes. The edition will contain nearly 2800 letters; only 1100 have been published before, and many of these were abridged or expurgated.
The letters make fascinating reading, not only for those interested ... Read more
Robert Louis Stevenson, celebrated author of such treasured classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, has long been recognized as a master storyteller and essayist. But he was also a delightful and instructive letter writer. Now, in the centenary of his death, Yale University Press is publishing the definitive edition of Stevenson's collected letters in eight handsomely produced volumes. The edition will contain nearly 2800 letters; only 1100 have been published before, and many of these were abridged or expurgated.
The letters make fascinating reading, not only for those interested ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300060218
SKU
V9780300060218
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About Robert Louis Stevenson
Bradford A. Booth, who was professor of English at the University of California at Los Angeles and died in 1968, began the work on this edition. Ernest Mehew, who has worked on this edition for more than twenty years, is widely recognized as the leading authority on Stevenson's life and work.
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