Book Description

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Lay Morals, and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson.--Preface by Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson - Lay morals - Father Damien - The Pentland rising - The day after to-morrow - College papers - Criticisms - Sketches - The Great North Road - The young chevalier - Heathercat .--Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (Edinburgh, Scotland, November 13, 1850-Vailima, near Apia, Samoa, December 3, 1894) was a British novelist, poet and essayist. His legacy is a vast work that includes travel chronicles, adventure and historical novels, as well as lyrics and essays. He is best known for being the author of some of the most classic fantasy and adventure stories in young adult literature, including Treasure Island, the adventure novel Kidnapped, the historical novel The Black Arrow, and the popular horror novel The Stranger. case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dedicated to the subject of the phenomena of the split personality and that can be classified as a psychological horror novel. Several of his novels continue to be very famous and some of them have been taken several times to the cinema of the 20th century, in part adapted for children. His essayistic work was also important, brief but decisive as regards the structure of the modern novel of adventures. He was highly valued in his time and continued to be so after his death