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Ballads
Ballads – Robert Louis Stevenson The most ambitious and, if one excepts the Child’s Garden, the best of Stevenson’s work in verse belongs to his thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth years. The ballad was a literary form which he did not attempt until his second visit to America. Ticonderoga, founded on a legend of the Camerons, was […]
Tales and Fantasies
Tales and Fantasies – Robert Louis Stevenson This volume contains three stories, all from the realm of fantastic and supernatural tales: The Misadventures of John Nicholson, The Body Snatcher, and The Story of a Lie, all juvenile work of Stevenson. Format: Paperback. Tales and Fantasies. ISBN: 9783849676445. Available at amazon.com and other venues. Biography […]
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow – Robert Louis Stevenson When the publishers asked for a successor to Treasure Island, Stevenson turned to the period of the Wars of the Roses as a setting for a tale of adventure frankly written for youthful readers. The only preparation a boy needs for enjoying „The Black Arrow “ is some […]
The Amateur Emigrant
The Amateur Emigrant – Robert Louis Stevenson Evidently the title of this book was intended to apply to the whole story of Stevenson’s journey to California in August 1879 to arrange his marriage with Mrs. Osbourne. The words fit the record of his experiences both as practically a steerage passenger and on the second stage […]
The Dramatical Works
The Dramatical Works – Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson wrote four dramas, all in collaboration with William Ernest Henley. The dramas, all of them included in this edition, are: Admiral Guinea, Beau Austin, Deacon Brodie and Macaire. Format: Paperback. The Dramatical Works. ISBN: 9783849676407. Available at amazon.com and other venues. Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson […]
Across the Plains
Across the Plains – Robert Louis Stevenson The successor in our day to both Jules Verne and Edward Bellamy is H. G. Wells, and his book, „The World Set Free,“ embodies more of his creed than anything heretofore published. The goal of Mr. Wells‘ thinking is the end of war and the realization upon earth […]
The Greatest Street in the World
The Greatest Street in the World – Stephen Jenkins When all its phases are taken in the aggregate, Broadway holds a position that is unique and pre-eminent among the great avenues of the world. In this book Mr. Jenkins has presented the whole history of Broadway, old and new, through all the miles of its […]
The Story of the Bronx
The Story of the Bronx – Stephen Jenkins The romantic history of the northern section of Greater New York from the days of Jonas Bronk, after whom the Bronx was named, through the centuries crowded with events that have issued into the present. The geographical landmarks acquire a new significance as around them this accurate […]
The Old Boston Post Road
The Old Boston Post Road – Stephen Jenkins Stephen Jenkins has chosen for the subject of this volume the oldest and most northerly of the post roads: that over which the first postrider went; which echoed to the war-whoop of the savage, saw the passage of soldiers during the French Wars; beheld the flocking of […]
Society, Manners and Politics in the United States
Society, Manners and Politics in the United States – Michel Chevalier Mr. Chevalier’s chief merits as a traveller consist in the fact, that he directs his attention to the most important concerns and interests of the people, among whom he travels. He has a profound sense of the worth of Humanity, and he values manners, […]