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Lädt ... Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)von Robert Louis Stevenson
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The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many of our most accomplished writers. Miniature masterpieces with a lot to say. In this volume we examine some of the short stories of Robert Louis Stevenson.In the Scottish canon to be placed alongside Burns is high praise indeed but it's a rightful place for one of Scotland's finest novelists. Born in 1850 he managed to cram much into his 44 years travelling widely to France, the United States, Samoa and the South Seas. Of course he is widely feted for his classics Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde, Treasure Island and poetry volumes such as A Child's Garden Of Verses. Here we concentrate on his short stories Olalla, The Body Snatchers and The Pavillion On The Links. Both offer compelling examples of narration and suspense superbly reduced to their essence. Some of these stories are also available as an audiobook from our sister company Word Of Mouth. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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"A Lodging for the Night" is Stevenson's first published fiction when he was 27 years old. It is my favorite of the three for its atmosphere, and ruminations on Chivalry by a young Stevenson. "Markheim" opens the door on the thoughts of a murderer before and after he comits the act, ultimately finding redemption. It's a complex piece (perhaps a little too so) that takes two or three listens. "The Body Snatcher" is great Gothic horror in the creepy way that an innocent person commits a murder in the name of science (but ending a bit weak). It would be later re-worked into a classic 1940s film. The short biographical essay by Edmund Gosse (from the Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 edition) is sympathetic and interesting - Stevenson died young, many of his peers lived well into the 1930s.
This recording is about 3 hours long and is also on Audible for download for considerably less. ( )