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Selected Poems
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Description for Selected Poems
paperback. An anthology of Stevenson's poetic achievements. As a poet, he was inspired by a vast range of verse forms, and in this collection, Angus Calder has brought together many uncollected poems, substantial extracts from unpublished collections, and the complete "Child's Garden of Verse". Editor(s): Calder, Angus. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
The author of Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is known all over the world as a master storyteller, yet his achievements as a poet have been strangely neglected. This book reveals how much we have been missing. Fascinated by a wide variety of verse techniques, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) produced superb work in styles ranging from folk ballads to witty conversational offerings for his friends. Pieces using Robert Burns's stanza form and dialect rank among the most attractive Scots poetry of the nineteenth century. Angus Calder has brought together many uncollected poems, substantial extracts from the published ... Read more
The author of Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is known all over the world as a master storyteller, yet his achievements as a poet have been strangely neglected. This book reveals how much we have been missing. Fascinated by a wide variety of verse techniques, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) produced superb work in styles ranging from folk ballads to witty conversational offerings for his friends. Pieces using Robert Burns's stanza form and dialect rank among the most attractive Scots poetry of the nineteenth century. Angus Calder has brought together many uncollected poems, substantial extracts from the published ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140435481
SKU
9780140435481
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. Stevenson is well known for his novels of historical adventure, including Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886) and Catriona (1893).
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