The Complete Short Stories Of Robert Louis Stevenson With A Selection Of The Best Short Novels

by Neider, Charles; Stevenson, Robert Louis

• ISBN13: 9780306808821
• ISBN10: 030680882X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-22
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson (18501894) was a writer of power and originality, who penned such classics asTreasure Island, Kidnapped,andThe Weir of Hermiston. The editor has collected in convenient form Stevenson's short fiction, including the completeNew Arabian NightsandThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as ghost stories, medieval romances, farces, horror stories, and theSouth Sea Tales.This volume amply illustrates Stephenson's wide range and enduring appeal.

Author Biography

Charles Neider is a noted literary critic, editor, and novelist. His many books as editor include Washington Irving’s George Washington: A Biography, The Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain, The Great West: A Treasury of Firsthand Accountsand The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson. The Complete Essays of Mark Twain, The Autobiography of Mark Twain. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	xi
A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT	1	(24)
NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS:	25	(172)
The Suicide Club	25	(85)
Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts	25	(34)
Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk	59	(28)
The Adventure of the Hansom Cab	87	(23)
The Rajah's Diamond	110	(87)
Story of the Bandbox	110	(27)
Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders	137	(17)
Story of the House with the Green Blinds	154	(34)
The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective	188	(9)
PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR	197	(34)
THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR	231	(24)
WILL O' THE MILL	255	(32)
THE STORY OF A LIE	287	(62)
THRAWN JANET	349	(14)
THE MERRY MEN	363	(56)
THE BODY-SNATCHER	419	(24)
MARKHEIM	443	(20)
STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE	463	(76)
THE BOTTLE IMP	539	(36)
THE BEACH OF FALESA	575	(80)
THE ISLE OF VOICES	655