Robert Louis Stevenson

eBook, ePUB

Kidnapped (eBook, ePUB)

Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour In the Year 1751 How He Was Kidnapped & Cast Away; His Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the Wild Highlands; His Acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart & Other Notorious Highland Jacobites

Beschreibung

Originally written as a "boys' novel", Kidnapped has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Seamus Heaney. Solid historical and environmental background, and gritty realism give the novel immediacy while also the book also shows the importance of friendship and loyalty.

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• Größe: 0.91MB

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Autor

The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is best remembered today for such classics as TREASURE ISLAND, STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, KIDNAPPED, and A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES. In addition to these well-known works, he was widely considered one of the nineteenth century's leading essayists. Suffering from chronic pulmonary illness, Stevenson's search for health and adventure led him to live in England, France, Switzerland, New York's Adirondacks, California, Hawaii, and Samoa, where he died at age 44.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781633844162
• Artikelnr.: 43995221