Robert Louis Stevenson
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The author of Treasure Island shares true stories of his travels in the Pacific in these portraits of nineteenth-century Tahiti, New Zealand, and beyond.
Setting sail from San Francisco in June 1888, the author of Kidnapped and other classic adventure fiction embarked on a journey of his own. Having endured periods of illness and isolation in his earlier years, Robert Louis Stevenson was determined to see the far corners of the world. His extensive...
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"The Christmas Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson: Illustrated" is a captivating compilation of holiday tales by the celebrated Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson. This anthology includes three cherished stories that beautifully capture the essence of the Christmas season: "Christmas at Sea," "Markheim," and "Winter Time."
Robert Louis Stevenson, best known for his adventure novels like "Treasure Island" and "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr....
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Jim e seus companheiros navegam em busca do tesouro do lendário capitão Flint. Cheios de confiança, eles nem imaginam que estão à mercê de bandidos sanguinários. Agora, só muita astúcia e coragem conseguirão salvá-los de Long John Silver, o pirata mais esperto que já cruzou os mares... Suspense e aventura num romance que há mais de cem anos fascina leitores de todas as idades.
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Seine Neigung zu exzentrischen und gefährlichen Abenteuern lässt Prinz Florizel von Böhmen entgegen den Warnungen seines Oberstallmeisters dem Club der Selbstmörder beitreten. Der Einsatz beim abendlichen Kartenspiel in diesem Etablissement erweist sich als ungeheuerlich groß ...
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This story deals with the obvious fact that we humans are split, dual. We have urges to do the 'right' thing, to be honorable and wise, but we also frequently fail to follow these better instincts and follow instead urges to do dishonorable, evil things. We seem to battle within ourselves. Are we really composed of two different personalities housed within the same brain, within the same person? Dr Jeckyll in this story is so convinced and manages...
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David Balfour: ein Juwel der Abenteuerhörspielen
Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird der junge David Balfour zu seinem absonderlichen Onkel Ebenezer geschickt. Dieser hat sich auf dem alten Landsitz der Familie breit gemacht und wittert Gefahr - denn nicht er, sonder David ist der rechtmäßige Erbe. Kurzerhand lässt Ebenezer den Jungen mit einem Schiff entführen, und für David Balfour beginnt ein spannender Kampf um sein Recht.
Mit eindrucksvoller...
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Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird der junge David Balfour zu seinem absonderlichen Onkel Ebenezer geschickt. Dieser hat sich auf dem alten Landsitz der Familie breit gemacht und wittert Gefahr, denn nicht er, sondern David ist der rechtmäßige Erbe. Kurzerhand lässt Ebenezer den Jungen mit einem Schiff entführen, und für David Balfour beginnt ein spannender Kampf um sein Recht.
Mit eindrucksvoller Leuchtkraft schuf Robert Louis Stevenson eine fesselnde...
10) Treasure Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
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While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
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A single person-but with two personalities: one that's noble and kind and another that's pure, repulsive evil. Robert Louis Stevenson's engrossing masterpiece about the dual nature of man-and a good doctor whose thirst for knowledge has tragic consequences-serves up all the suspense and satisfying chills one expects from the best horror and science fiction. A single person-but with two personalities: one that's noble and kind and another that's pure,...
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By flickering candlelight, these haunting tales were carefully penned by some of greatest writers of the Victorian era, including Sheridan Le Fanu, Catherine Crowe and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
The Victorian era has been dubbed the "Golden Age of the Ghost Story", producing some of the most iconic and masterful ghost stories the genre has ever seen. In this exquisite collection, you will find 14 terrifying tales which have been haunting readers for...
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Auf diesem Hörbuch: Gustav Meyrink "Das Wachsfigurenkabinett", Robert Louis Stevenson "Der Leichenräuber", Guy de Maupassant "Der Horla", Wilhelm Hauff "Die Geschichte von dem Gespensterschiff" und andere. Gelesen von Matthias Ponnier, Michael Rotschopf, Wilfried Hochholdinger und Gunter Schoß.