The Complete Poetry (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Victorian Scottish verse of adventure, travel, and romance—from ballads to A Child's Garden, Underwoods, and Songs of TravelBy Robert Louis Stevenson

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The Complete Poetry gathers Robert Louis Stevenson's verse in its remarkable range: the nursery cadences of A Child's Garden of Verses, the reflective lyrics of travel and exile, moral meditations, occasional poems, and the South Seas writings of his final years. Stevenson's poetry combines formal clarity with musical lightness, often disguising philosophical depth beneath apparent simplicity. Situated between Victorian moral verse, Romantic inheritance, and the emergent modern fascination with memory and selfhood, the collection reveals a writer attentive to childhood, illness, adventure, and the imaginative power of place. Stevenson, born in Edinburgh in 1850, lived under the shadow of chronic ill health, a condition that sharpened his awareness of transience and intensified his imaginative life. Though celebrated for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, he was also a lifelong poet whose travels through Europe, America, and the Pacific shaped his sense of displacement, wonder, and cultural encounter. His verse often reflects the tensions between fragility and vitality that marked his biography. This volume is recommended to readers who know Stevenson chiefly as a novelist and wish to encounter the full breadth of his artistry. It offers scholars and general readers alike a lucid, moving record of Victorian imagination, childhood perception, and lyrical craftsmanship. 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.

Memory Journey Poetic Coming of Age Adventure Identity Exploration Grief Family Folklore

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GenrePoetry

Length5 hrs 53 mins

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Publish dateJul 31, 2017

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1Introduction

93A SONG OF THE ROAD

2Introduction

94THE CANOE SPEAKS

3Author Biography

95THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

4Historical Context

96A VISIT FROM THE SEA

5Synopsis (Selection)

97TO A GARDENER

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6BALLADS

98TO MINNIE

7THE SONG OF RAHÉRO: A LEGEND OF TAHITI

99TO K. de M.

8THE SLAYING OF TÁMATÉA

100TO N. V. de G. S.

9THE VENGING OF TÁMATÉA

101TO WILL. H. LOW

10RAHÉRO

102TO MRS. WILL. H. LOW

11THE FEAST OF FAMINE: MARQUESAN MANNERS

103TO H. F. BROWN

12THE PRIEST’S VIGIL

104TO ANDREW LANG

13THE LOVERS

105ET TU IN ARCADIA VIXISTI

14THE FEAST

106TO W.E. HENLEY

15THE RAID

107HENRY JAMES

16TICONDEROGA: A LEGEND OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS

108THE MIRROR SPEAKS

17TICONDEROGA

109KATHARINE

18THE SAYING OF THE NAME

110TO F. J. S.

19THE SEEKING OF THE NAME

111REQUIEM

20THE PLACE OF THE NAME

112THE CELESTIAL SURGEON

21HEATHER ALE

113OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS

22CHRISTMAS AT SEA

114THE SICK CHILD

23A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES

115IN MEMORIAM F.A.S.

24TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM

116TO MY FATHER

25BED IN SUMMER

117IN THE STATES

26A THOUGHT

118A PORTRAIT

27AT THE SEA-SIDE

119A CAMP

28YOUNG NIGHT-THOUGHT

120THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS

29WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN

121SKERRYVORE

30RAIN

122SKERRYVORE THE PARALLEL

31PIRATE STORY

123BOOK II

32FOREIGN LANDS

124TABLE OF COMMON SCOTTISH VOWEL SOUNDS

33WINDY NIGHTS

125THE MAKER TO POSTERITY

34TRAVEL

126ILLE TERRARUM

35SINGING

127A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK

36LOOKING FORWARD

128A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN

37A GOOD PLAY

129THE SPAEWIFE

38WHERE GO THE BOATS?

130THE BLAST —

39AUNTIE’S SKIRTS

131THE COUNTERBLAST —

40THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE

132THE COUNTERBLAST IRONICAL

41THE LAND OF NOD

133THEIR LAUREATE TO AN ACADEMY CLASS

42MY SHADOW

134EMBRO HIE KIRK

43SYSTEM

135THE SCOTSMAN’S RETURN FROM ABROAD

44A GOOD BOY

136MY CONSCIENCE!

45ESCAPE AT BEDTIME

137TO DOCTOR JOHN BROWN

46MARCHING SONG

138SONGS OF TRAVEL

47THE COW

139THE VAGABOND

48HAPPY THOUGHT

140YOUTH AND LOVE — I

49THE WIND

141YOUTH AND LOVE — II

50KEEPSAKE MILL

142WE HAVE LOVED OF YORE

51GOOD AND BAD CHILDREN

143MATER TRIUMPHANS

52FOREIGN CHILDREN

144TO THE TUNE OF WANDERING WILLIE

53THE SUN TRAVELS

145WINTER

54THE LAMPLIGHTER

146TO DR. HAKE

55MY BED IS A BOAT

147TO ——

56THE MOON

148IF THIS WERE FAITH

57THE SWING

149MY WIFE

58TIME TO RISE

150TO THE MUSE

59LOOKING-GLASS RIVER

151TO AN ISLAND PRINCESS

60FAIRY BREAD

152TO KALAKAUA

61FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE

153TO PRINCESS KAIULANI

62WINTER-TIME

154TO MOTHER MARYANNE

63THE HAYLOFT

155IN MEMORIAM E.H.

64FAREWELL TO THE FARM

156TO MY WIFE

65NORTHWEST PASSAGE

157TO MY OLD FAMILIARS

66THE CHILD ALONE

158TO S. C.

67MY SHIP AND I

159THE HOUSE OF TEMBINOKA

68MY KINGDOM

160THE SONG

69PICTURE-BOOKS IN WINTER

161THE WOODMAN

70MY TREASURES

162TROPIC RAIN

71BLOCK CITY

163AN END OF TRAVEL

72THE LAND OF STORYBOOKS

164TO S.R. CROCKETT

73ARMIES IN THE FIRE

165EVENSONG

74THE LITTLE LAND

166THE LESSON OF THE MASTER

75GARDEN DAYS

167A FAMILIAR EPISTLE

76NEST EGGS

168EPISTLE TO CHARLES BAXTER

77THE FLOWERS

169EPISTLE TO ALBERT DEW-SMITH

78SUMMER SUN

170RONDELS

79THE DUMB SOLDIER

171OF HIS PITIABLE TRANSFORMATION

80AUTUMN FIRES

172THE SUSQUEHANNAH AND THE DELAWARE

81THE GARDENER

173ALCAICS TO HORATIO F. BROWN

82HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS

174A LYTLE JAPE OF TUSHERIE

83ENVOYS

175TO VIRGIL AND DORA WILLIAMS

84TO MY MOTHER

176BURLESQUE SONNET

85TO AUNTIE

177THE FINE PACIFIC ISLANDS

86TO MINNIE

178AULD REEKIE

87TO MY NAME-CHILD

179THE CONSECRATION OF BRAILLE

88TO ANY READER

180SONG

89UNDERWOODS

181THE LIGHTKEEPER

90DEDICATION

182Analysis

91BOOK I

183Reflection

92ENVOY

184Memorable Quotes

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