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
Length5h 53m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length5 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26A THOUGHT
2Introduction
27AT THE SEA-SIDE
3Author Biography
28YOUNG NIGHT-THOUGHT
4Historical Context
29WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN
5Synopsis (Selection)
30RAIN
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6BALLADS
31PIRATE STORY
7THE SONG OF RAHÉRO: A LEGEND OF TAHITI
32FOREIGN LANDS
8THE SLAYING OF TÁMATÉA
33WINDY NIGHTS
9THE VENGING OF TÁMATÉA
34TRAVEL
10RAHÉRO
35SINGING
11THE FEAST OF FAMINE: MARQUESAN MANNERS
36LOOKING FORWARD
12THE PRIEST’S VIGIL
37A GOOD PLAY
13THE LOVERS
38WHERE GO THE BOATS?
14THE FEAST
39AUNTIE’S SKIRTS
15THE RAID
40THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE
16TICONDEROGA: A LEGEND OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS
41THE LAND OF NOD
17TICONDEROGA
42MY SHADOW
18THE SAYING OF THE NAME
43SYSTEM
19THE SEEKING OF THE NAME
44A GOOD BOY
20THE PLACE OF THE NAME
45ESCAPE AT BEDTIME
21HEATHER ALE
46MARCHING SONG
22CHRISTMAS AT SEA
47THE COW
23A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES
48HAPPY THOUGHT
24TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM
49THE WIND
25BED IN SUMMER
50KEEPSAKE MILL
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