Name: Weir of Hermiston, by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Author: Stevenson, R. L. ; Hughes, Gillian
ISBN: 9781474405256

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Weir of Hermiston, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Type

Physical Book

Author

R. L. Stevenson

Illustrated by

Gillian Hughes

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Language

English

Pages

312

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.8 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN13

9781474405256

Synopsis "Weir of Hermiston, by Robert Louis Stevenson"

Stevenson's unfinished masterpiece, Weir of Hermiston, has been entirely re-edited from his final manuscript, revealing a rather different novel from the bowdlerised version produced posthumously by his friends. Stevenson revisits the conflicted Scotland of James Hogg and Sir Walter Scott as well as that of his own youth, but also responds to recently published novels. A substantial essay explores the complex early publication history of the novel on both sides of the Atlantic, and exceptionally full explanatory notes and other background information are provided.

R. L. Stevenson

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Robert Louis Stevenson (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) is a Scottish writer, one of the great classics of 19th century literature. Master of adventure and fantasy novels, his work achieved popular and enduring success. Among his most famous titles are Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and Black Arrow (1888), all of which have been translated into multiple languages and adapted numerous times for film, theater, and television. Due to his fragile health, Stevenson was a tireless traveler, also becoming a prominent travel essayist. He spent his last years in the Samoa Islands, where he died.

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