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".. losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse." Victorian London is the setting for The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Stevenson's famous story of conflict between dual personalities: one good, and one ruthlessly evil. Other eerie tales in this volume are: The Body Snatcher (1881) inspired by the case of Burke and Hare; Markheim (1885) where a murderer meets a sinister smiling stranger; and The Bottle Imp (1893)...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2022 |
'...man is not truly one, but truly two.' In this powerful deconstruction of Calvinist belief and the hypocrisy at the heart of Victorian society, Stevenson creates a gothic icon in the divided self that is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Born from a nightmare and anticipating Freud's theory of the unconscious, Stevenson literalises the concepts of the supernatural doppelganger and the split personality in a timeless tale of guilt, desire, and violence by which all subsequent...
| Автор | Stevenson R., Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2022 |
Jim Hawkins and his parents have a quiet inn by the sea. Then one day, an old sailor arrives at the inn. What is he afraid of? Jim's life changes, and he goes by ship to Treasure Island.
5,723 words.
British English.
Retold by Ann Ward.
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2022 |
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ’I thus drew steadily nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two’ A London lawyer is drawn into a series of strange occurrences concerning his old friend Henry Jekyll and the despicable stranger Edward Hyde, a man who seems to epitomise the very meaning of evil. What is Hyde’s mysterious hold over Jekyll, and what is the...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2021 |
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
| Год | 2021 |
This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. When a mysterious old sailor comes to stay at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the innkeeper’s son, Jim Hawkins, is set on course for a thrilling adventure. The old man soon ends up dead, and among his possessions Jim discovers a map leading to buried treasure. Before long, Jim is setting sail to find it – but pirates are lurking in the ship’s crew, and the...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2021 |
‘Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!’ Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever written. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola, he sails with Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, the sinister Long John Silver and...
| Автор | Stevenson R., Robert Stevenson, Stevenson R.L |
| Жанр | Детские книги по изучению иностранных языков |
| Год | 2021 |
When young Jim Hawkins discovers a mysterious map in a dead man's sea-chest, he sets off on a thrilling adventure with pirates, treasure, and villainy. Hired as a cabin hoy on the Hispaniola, Jim finds himself in the company of a flightening crew of seamen, and is soon taken under the wing of the charismatic hut dangerous Long John Silver ... One of the most famous adventure stories ever written, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale will delight readers of all ages. This edition also...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2021 |
One of Stevenson’s most famous and enduringly popular works, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable and affable doctor and his brutal associate. Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London, this tale of murder, split personality and obscure science, with its chilling final revelation, became an instant horror classic when it was first published in 1886, and has enthralled and terrified generations of readers ever since. This volume...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2021 |
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, swashbuckling novel about a young boy who is forced to go to sea and who is then caught up in high drama, daring adventure and political intrigue. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by Louise Welsh and features black and white illustrations. ...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2021 |
A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous adventure story in the world.
Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas . . .
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2019 |
Приключения юного Джима Хокинса начинаются, когда в гостинице его матери умирает бывший моряк Билли Бонс. В бумагах Бонса Джим находит карту места, где хранятся знаменитые сокровища. Джим решает их разыскать.
Adapted by Gill Munton.
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2019 |
Stevenson published this collection of his early fiction in 1882, after the pieces had appeared in various magazines. The first half features two popular detective-story cycles, The Suicide Club and The Rajah’s Diamonds, which deal with a macabre secret society and the intrigues and escapades involving exotic jewels. The second half brings together unrelated pieces, including the seminal ‘The Pavilion on the Links’ – described by Conan Doyle as the first short story in the world – which is set...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2019 |
After the death of his father, the seventeen-year-old orphan David Balfour discovers the existence of an uncle, and sets off in search of him. His uncle Ebenezer is far from welcoming, however, and David, after barely escaping with his life, finds himself kidnapped and bound for America, where he is to be sold into slavery. Yet when the hot-headed Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart comes on board, David soon finds himself thrust into a perilous adventure, and fleeing for his life across the...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Год | 2019 |
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. Written by young Robert Stevenson, "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes" is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature. Stevenson started the twelve-day track through the wild Cevennes region of France and wrote down the whole way in this...
| Автор | Роберт Льюис Стивенсон, Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
| Год | 2018 |
«Доктор Джекил и мистер Хайд» — повесть, написанная в 1886 году шотландским писателем Робертом Льюисом Стивенсоном. Эта книга подготовлена специально для изучающих английский язык. Чтобы облегчить понимание художественных текстов, каждая страница сопровождается переводом отдельных слов и необходимыми комментариями, а в конце книги приводится англо-русский словарь, содержащий большинство употребляемых слов. В отличие от двуязычных изданий она позволяет читателю самому интерпретировать значения...
| Автор | Роберт Льюис Стивенсон, Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
| Год | 2018 |
'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest - Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!' Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever written. It begins at the old 'Admiral Benbow' inn where a strange seaman, Billy Bones, has taken up room and board. When the seaman is struck down and dies, young Jim Hawkins, the son of the landlord, finds a packet in Billy's sea chest, lie could not know that the map he...
| Автор | Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2018 |
Treasure Island is the seminal pirates and buried treasure novel, which is so brilliantly concocted that it appeals to readers both young and old. The story is told in the first person by young Jim Hawkins, whose mother keeps the Admiral Benbow Inn. An old seadog, a resident at the inn, hires Jim to keep a watch out for other sailors whom he fears but, despite all precautions, the old man is served with the black spot which means death. Among the dead man's belongings Jim discovers a map...
| Автор | Stevenson R., Robert Stevenson |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2018 |