Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. Set during the Jacobite Rebellion, "The Master of Ballantrae" tells the story of James Durie, Master of Ballantrae and his brother Henry. Their family is torn apart by the events of this Jacobite rising. James abandons his home to support the Scottish rebellion, while Henry, being faithful to the English crown, inherits the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But years later James returns to demand his inheritance.
875 Руб.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. Set during the Jacobite Rebellion, "The Master of Ballantrae" tells the story of James Durie, Master of Ballantrae and his brother Henry. Their family is torn apart by the events of this Jacobite rising. James abandons his home to support the Scottish rebellion, while Henry, being faithful to the English crown, inherits the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But years later James returns to demand his inheritance.
875 Руб.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. Set during the Jacobite Rebellion, "The Master of Ballantrae" tells the story of James Durie, Master of Ballantrae and his brother Henry. Their family is torn apart by the events of this Jacobite rising. James abandons his home to support the Scottish rebellion, while Henry, being faithful to the English crown, inherits the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But years later James returns to demand his inheritance.
771 Руб.
Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising, The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided. James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion - leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But he is to return years later, embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas, to demand his inheritance. Turning the people against the Lord, he begins a savage feud with his brother that will lead the pair from the Scottish Highlands to the American Wilderness. Satanic and seductive, the Master was regarded by Stevenson as 'all I know of the devil'; his darkly manipulative schemes dominate this subtle and compelling tragedy. This edition takes as its text the Edinburgh Edition of the novel, the last approved by the author. The introduction considers the novel's inspiration and its place as one of Stevenson's greatest studies in cruelty.
2921 Руб.
The Master of Ballantrae features some of Robert Louis Stevenson's best writing. The tale opens in the old Scottish castle of Durrisdeer, the ancestral home of the Durrie clan, and then moves to India, France, and the American Adirondacks.
315 Руб.
Collected together in this special volume are six complete novels from the pen of Robert Louis Stevenson, each one filled with suspense, adventure and excitement. From the adventures of Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island to The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson's legacy of novels and adventure stories is considerable and filled with colourful characters and rich settings, making for exciting and compelling reads for adults and young readers alike. Treasure Island tells the tale of Jim Hawkins and his dramatic adventure involving bloodthirsty pirates and their sinister leader, Long John Silver, and has captured the imaginations of generations of young readers. Kidnapped, too, has all the ingredients of a classic adventure story. Set in the highlands of Scotland during the Jacobite rebellion its hero, Alan Breck Steward, fearless and romantic, is one of Stevenson's most engaging characters. Weir of Hermiston, written in 1896, was left unfinished by Stevenson at the time of his death but contains some of this best writing. A vibrant story about the austere Scottish judge and his son, the novel displays the fruition of Stevenson's narrative abilities. The Master of Ballantrae tells of the lifelong feud between Master Ballantrae and his young brother Henry. This novel in particular underlines Stevenson's preoccupation with destiny and fate. The Black Arrow originally appeared in serial form and is a tremendously exciting adventure story in which the hero, Richard Shelton, fight for the Yorkists during the War of the Roses, encounters Richard III and an infamous band of archers who use the dreaded black arrows. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tells of how a doctor creates a separate personality, evil in instinct and repulsive in appearance, through the use of a special drug he has discovered. Robert Louis Stevenson's legacy of novels and adventure stories is considerable and filled with colourful characters and rich settings, exciting and compelling for adults and young readers alike.
1847 Руб.
Is it me you love, friend? or the race that made me? A gothic novella about love, torment and doomed aristocracy, set in the remote mountains of Spain. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguins 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Stevensons works available in Penguin Classics are An Apology for Idlers, The Black Arrow, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, In the South Seas, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, Treasure Island and Selected Poems.
163 Руб.
Is it me you love, friend? or the race that made me? A gothic novella about love, torment and doomed aristocracy, set in the remote mountains of Spain. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguins 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Stevensons works available in Penguin Classics are An Apology for Idlers, The Black Arrow, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, In the South Seas, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, Treasure Island and Selected Poems.
163 Руб.
Романы "Остров сокровищ" и "Владетель Баллантрэ" - классические образцы приключенческой литературы английского писателя-неоромантика Р.Л.Стивенсона.
228 Руб.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is at once a rollicking adventure story and an earnest political allegory. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Donald McFarlan and a foreword by Alasdair Gray. Orphaned and penniless, David Balfour sets out to find his last living relative, miserly and reclusive Uncle Ebenezer. But Ebenezer is far from welcoming, and David narrowly escapes being murdered before he is kidnapped and imprisoned on a ship bound for the Carolinas. When the ship is wrecked, David, along with the fiery rebel Alan Breck, makes his way back across the treacherous Highland terrain on a quest for justice. Through his powerful depiction of the two very different central characters - the romantic Breck and the rational Whig David - Stevenson dramatized a conflict at the heart of Scottish culture in the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, as well as creating an unforgettable adventure story. This new edition includes a foreword by Alasdair Gray discussing Stevenson's life and literary career and how he came to write Kidnapped. In his introduction, Donald McFarlan considers the novel's realism and a depiction of Scotland. This volume also includes a historical note, a map, notes, new further reading and a glossary. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a prosperous civil engineer. Although he began his career as an essayist and travel writer, the success of Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action and adventure. Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination and a fascination with the presence of evil, themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1893).
2146 Руб.
История непримиримой вражды, которую ведут друг с другом главные действующие лица романа Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона "Владетель Баллантрэ" (1889), братья Джеймс и Генри Дэррисдиры, на первый взгляд, стара как мир и вполне бесхитростна: эгоизму, беспринципности, жажде власти и стяжательству одного противостоят самоотверженность, благородство, чувство долга и бескорыстие другого. Однако автор книги - поклонник Достоевского и создатель "Странной истории доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда" - заметно усложняет этот конфликт, внося противоречивые краски в психологические портреты своих героев: старший брат - артистичный авантюрист, наделенный даром располагать к себе даже своих недругов, - вследствие собственной гордыни и презрения к людям раз за разом оказывается выброшен на обочину жизни; младший - почтительный сын, заботливый муж и рачительный хозяин - под влиянием внешних обстоятельств и внутреннего надлома перерождается в угрюмого и мстительного лорда. Их многолетнее противоборство разрешается драматичным финалом на чужом континенте, в дебрях североамериканских лесов, куда один отправляется, чтобы забрать припрятанные когда-то сокровища, а другой - чтобы забрать его жизнь…
142 Руб.
История непримиримой вражды, которую ведут друг с другом главные действующие лица романа Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона "Владетель Баллантрэ" (1889), братья Джеймс и Генри Дэррисдиры, на первый взгляд, стара как мир и вполне бесхитростна: эгоизму, беспринципности, жажде власти и стяжательству одного противостоят самоотверженность, благородство, чувство долга и бескорыстие другого. Однако автор книги - поклонник Достоевского и создатель "Странной истории доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда" - заметно усложняет этот конфликт, внося противоречивые краски в психологические портреты своих героев: старший брат - артистичный авантюрист, наделенный даром располагать к себе даже своих недругов, - вследствие собственной гордыни и презрения к людям раз за разом оказывается выброшен на обочину жизни; младший - почтительный сын, заботливый муж и рачительный хозяин - под влиянием внешних обстоятельств и внутреннего надлома перерождается в угрюмого и мстительного лорда. Их многолетнее противоборство разрешается драматичным финалом на чужом континенте, в дебрях североамериканских лесов, куда один отправляется, чтобы забрать припрятанные когда-то сокровища, а другой - чтобы забрать его жизнь…
142 Руб.
His innovative thriller, as shocking now as when it was first published, the Penguin Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror is edited with an introduction by Robert Mighall. Published as a 'shilling shocker', Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with the 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil. The other stories in this volume also testify to Stevenson's inventiveness within the Gothic tradition: 'Olalla', a tale of vampirism and tainted family blood, and 'The Body Snatcher', a gruesome fictionalisation of the exploits of the notorious Burke and Hare. This edition contains a critical introduction by Robert Mighall, which discusses class, criminality and the significance of the story's London setting. It also includes an essay on the scientific contexts of the novel and the development of the idea of the Jekyll-and-Hyde personality. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a prosperous civil engineer. Although he began his career as an essayist and travel writer, the success of Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action and adventure. Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination and a fascination with the presence of evil, themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1893).
1476 Руб.
"Владетель Баллантрэ" считается вершиной творчества писателя, исследовавшего границы добра и зла в человеческой природе. История шотландской семьи пронизана непримиримой враждой двух братьев, которая постепенно губит их обоих. Эгоистичного беспринципного авантюриста и самоотверженного благородного главу семьи объединяет глубокое чувство - ненависть. Она наполняет их жизнь интригами, скитаниями, тяжёлыми испытаниями, делая её непредсказуемой и драматичной. В оформлении книги использованы оригинальные иллюстрации известного художника Уильяма Хоула.
312 Руб.
История непримиримой вражды, которую ведут друг с другом главные действующие лица романа Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона "Владетель Баллантрэ" (1889), братья Джеймс и Генри Дэррисдиры, на первый взгляд, стара как мир и вполне бесхитростна: эгоизму, беспринципности, жажде власти и стяжательству одного противостоят самоотверженность, благородство, чувство долга и бескорыстие другого. Однако автор книги - поклонник Достоевского и создатель "Странной истории доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда" - заметно усложняет этот конфликт, внося противоречивые краски в психологические портреты своих героев: старший брат - артистичный авантюрист, наделенный даром располагать к себе даже своих недругов, - вследствие собственной гордыни и презрения к людям раз за разом оказывается выброшен на обочину жизни; младший - почтительный сын, заботливый муж и рачительный хозяин - под влиянием внешних обстоятельств и внутреннего надлома перерождается в угрюмого и мстительного лорда. Их многолетнее противоборство разрешается драматичным финалом на чужом континенте, в дебрях североамериканских лесов, куда один отправляется, чтобы забрать припрятанные когда-то сокровища, а другой - чтобы забрать его жизнь…
232 Руб.
Приключения - это то, от учего у любого человека захватывает дух. О них мечтают еще с раннего детства, а многие не перестают мечтать о них и до самой старости. Окунуться в мир захватывающих интриг, погонь, путешествий, оказаться среди героев интереснейших событий вам поможет серия книг Библиотека приключенческого романа издательства Антиква. .Оригинально оформленное подарочное издание в кожаном переплете с трехсторонним окрашенным золотым обрезом и шелковым ляссе. Обложка выполнена из кожи и украшена объемным золотым тиснением. .Вашему вниманию предлагается сборник Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона ВЛАДЕТЕЛЬ БАЛЛАНТРЭ. .В книгу вошли Владетель Баллантрэ и Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда.
10810 Руб.