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St. Ives. E-book. Formato EPUB Robert Louis Stevenson - E-Bookarama, 2021 -
"St. Ives" (also known as "St. Ives: The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England") is an unfinished novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1897 that was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter as a diversion from his debilitating illness. Written while he lived in Samoa, "St. Ives" was the author's last title."St. Ives" is set during the Napoleonic Wars. The book plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Viscomte Anne de Keroual de St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier enlisted as a private under the name Champdivers, after his capture by the British and during his stay as a prisoner at Edinburgh Castle.
Secuestrado. E-book. Formato EPUB Robert Louis Stevenson - E-Bookarama, 2024 -
Publicada en 1896, "Secuestrado" es una novela de padecimiento y recompensa narrada por su protagonista, David Balfour. Robert Louis Stevenson vuelve a hacer uso de su elegante prosa que recuerda a otra de sus grandes obras, "La isla del tesoro".A la muerte en 1751 de su padre, maestro rural, el joven David Balfour, aleccionado por el párroco del pueblo, que le entrega una carta del difunto para llevar en mano «al distinguido caballero Ebenezer Balfour de Shaws», emprende un viaje a casa de su tío con la perspectiva de mejorar su condición con una herencia inesperada. Pero su destino resulta ser una lóbrega mansión y el señor Ebenezer «un ser miserable, encorvado y estrecho de hombros, con una cara que parecía de arcilla». Con falsas promesas lo embarca en un bergantín, con la intención de venderle como esclavo...Stevenson continúo las aventuras de David Balfour en "Catriona", una secuela publicada en 1893 y también disponible en E-Bookarama Editions.
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. E-book. Formato EPUB Robert Louis Stevenson - E-Bookarama, 2019 -
"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", published in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson, is about a man who transforms between two personae: Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde. It is a perfect example of the Gothic genre.The phrase 'Jekyll and Hyde' is sometimes used colloquially to refer to someone whose actions cannot be reconciled with each other.In this story, Mr. Utterson, a lawyer and friend of Dr. Jekyll’s, is bothered by a will written by his friend that completely benefits a strange fellow named Mr. Hyde. To protect his friend, Mr. Utterson begins investigating Mr. Hyde, only to discover some truths about his friend that he could never have...