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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
- MACMILLAN
- 27 Juillet 2017
- 9781509828067
Why has the mild mannered Dr Jekyll suddenly begun to associate with the ugly and violent Mr Hyde? And why are they never seen together? When Jekyll's old friend Utterson tries to solve these mysteries he uncovers a horrific story of suffering and brutality that eventually leads to the terrible revelation of Mr Hyde's true identity. Accompanied here by three other memorable stories of horror, murder and the supernatural, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic literature by Robert Louis Stevenson, and one of the most potent and enduring of modern myths. This beautiful edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde & Other Stories features an afterword by playwright and screenwriter Peter Harness. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles.
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When young Jim Hawkins finds a mysterious map in a dead sailor's sea trunk, it marks the start of a thrilling treasure hunt - and a very dangerous adventure. Accompanied by the local doctor and squire, he sets off on the high seas as a cabin-boy, determined to find the buried hoard. But they are not alone in their quest, a band of pirates - led by the enigmatic, one-legged Long John Silver - will stop at nothing to take back what they believe is theirs. One of the best-loved children's stories of all time, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is a thrilling tale of swashbuckling heroes and dastardly villains that continues to enchant readers young and old. This beautiful edition of Treasure Island is illustrated by H. M. Brock, with an afterword by Sam Gilpin. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles.
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KIDNAPPED - MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751
Robert Louis Stevenson
- MACMILLAN
- 13 Mai 2021
- 9781529048728
Kidnapped is a picaresque journey of bizarre encounters, political assignation and wild carousings with Robert Louis Stevenson''s unique counterpoint of low morals and high comedy threaded throughout. 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 Walsh. Headstrong David Balfour, orphaned at seventeen, sets out from his forest home to seek his fortune in Edinburgh and finds himself abducted on the orders of his own flesh and blood. Inspired by real eighteenth-century events, he''s carried away to sea to be sold into slavery in the Carolinas, where he makes a timely alliance with Jacobite adventurer Alan Breck, and together they make an epic escape across the western Highlands.
