Robert Louis Stevenson: The Complete Novels (The Giants of Literature - Book 17) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Adventure, Gothic Duality, and Scottish Historical RomanceBy Robert Louis Stevenson
Length100h 55m
About this audiobook
Robert Louis Stevenson: The Complete Novels gathers the range of a writer who transformed romance, adventure, and psychological fiction into instruments of moral inquiry. From the maritime menace of Treasure Island and the Jacobite tensions of Kidnapped and Catriona to the divided self of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and the dark fraternal conflict of The Master of Ballantrae, these works combine swift narrative movement with symbolic depth. Stevenson's prose is lucid, musical, and exact, standing at the crossroads of Victorian realism, Gothic allegory, and the revival of historical romance. Stevenson (1850–1894), born in Edinburgh into a family of lighthouse engineers, lived under the pressure of ill health, travel, and artistic restlessness. His legal training, Scottish inheritance, fascination with moral duality, and years of wandering through Europe, America, and the Pacific all shaped his fiction. His experience of exile and convalescence sharpened his feeling for danger, freedom, and divided loyalties. This volume is strongly recommended for readers seeking more than adventure: it offers a complete encounter with one of the nineteenth century's most versatile storytellers. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find here a body of fiction that remains intellectually provocative, stylistically elegant, and enduringly pleasurable.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Action and Adventure
Length100 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 27, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Treasure Island
7Part I. The Old Buccaneer
8Chapter I. The Old Sea-dog at the 'Admiral Benbow'
9Chapter II. Black Dog Appears and Disappears
10Chapter III. The Black Spot
11Chapter IV. The Sea Chest
12Chapter V. The Last of the Blind Man
13Chapter VI. The Captain’s Papers
14Part II. The Sea Cook
15Chapter VII. I Go to Bristol
16Chapter VIII. At the Sign of the 'Spy-Glass'
17Chapter IX. Powder and Arms
18Chapter X. The Voyage
19Chapter XI. What I Heard in the Apple Barrel
20Chapter XII. Council of War
21Part III. My Shore Adventure
22Chapter XIII. How My Shore Adventure Began
23Chapter XIV. The First Blow
24Chapter XV. The Man of the Island
25Part IV. The Stockade
26Chapter XVI. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship was Abandoned
27Chapter XVII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-boat’s Last Trip
28Chapter XVIII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: End of the First Day’s Fighting
29Chapter XIX. Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins: The Garrison in the Stockade
30Chapter XX. Silver’s Embassy
31Chapter XXI. The Attack
32Part V. My Sea Adventure
33Chapter XXII. How My Sea Adventure Began
34Chapter XXIII. The Ebb-tide Runs
35Chapter XXIV. The Cruise of the Coracle
36Chapter XXV. I Strike the Jolly Roger
37Chapter XXVI. Israel Hands
38Chapter XXVII. 'Pieces of Eight'
39Part VI. Captain Silver
40Chapter XXVIII. In the Enemy’s Camp
41Chapter XXIX. The Black Spot Again
42Chapter XXX. On Parole
43Chapter XXXI. The Treasure Hunt — Flint’s Pointer
44Chapter XXXII. The Treasure Hunt — The Voice Among the Trees
45Chapter XXXIII. The Fall of a Chieftain
46Chapter XXXIV. And Last
47Prince Otto
48Book I. Prince Errant
49Chapter I. In which the Prince Departs on an Adventure
50Chapter II. In which the Prince Plays Haroun-Al-Raschid
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