{"product_id":"9781510737808","title":"The Greatest Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson : The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Suicide Club, The Body Snatcher, and Other Short Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Greatest Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Best Short Works of One of English Literature’s Most Masterful Storytellers Collected in a Single Volume\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Known mostly for his seminal full-length works, such as the famous classics \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterful short fiction is often overshadowed. Now these pioneering works in the English short story tradition are presented here, collected in a single volume. \u003cbr\u003e Including the beloved novella \"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,\" which G. K. Chesterton called “a double triumph,” and “The Merry Men,” as well as stories like “The Suicide Club” and “The Rajah’s Diamond” from the acclaimed 1882 collection \u003ci\u003eNew Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/i\u003e immerses you in Stevenson’s extraordinary worlds—thrilling tales of pure adventure and suspense, glorious evocations of the beauty of the Scottish countryside, and characters painted with the same vigor and energy as his most well-known creations. \u003cbr\u003e Showcasing his brilliant and lucid prose, his dramatic skill, and his perfect sense of pace that made him a celebrity during his time and a landmark author in the history of English literature, Stevenson’s enduring stories continue to capture the imagination of the contemporary reader and rightly belong to popular mythology today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“No man ever wrote as well as Stevenson. . . . He seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins.” —G. K. Chesterton \u003cbr\u003e “[Stevenson’s style is] eminently conscious of its responsibilities, and [he] meets them with a kind of gallantry.” —Henry James\u003cbr\u003e“No man ever wrote as well as Stevenson. . . . He seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins.” —G. K. Chesterton \u003cbr\u003e “[Stevenson’s style is] eminently conscious of its responsibilities, and [he] meets them with a kind of gallantry.” —Henry James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781510737808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40978554323150,"sku":"9781510737808","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_0486c43a-cef5-40e4-823a-79baee009de9.jpg?v=1646689027","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781510737808","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}