“robert louis stevenson”

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions a... More

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explores the timeless theme of dualism in human nature. The adventures of the refined, sensitive Dr. Jekyll and the uncouth, depraved Mr. Hyde are followed to a disturbing denouement.Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson's popularity is based primarily on the exciting subject matter... More

Respectable citizen by day... killer by night? This is Robert Louis Stevenson's harrowing tale of good and evil -- caught in the same person.... More

A story of adventure set in the seas and highlands of Scotland. After the death of his father, seventeen-year-old David Balfour goes to help his wealthy uncle Ebnezer. But Ebnzer attempts to kill him and, when it fails, has him kidnapped and put aboard a ship of murderers. It is too late by the time... More

The doppelganger, the ghostly double infecting the soul, was popular fictional subject for late nineteenth-century writers, and it found its most brilliant realization in Robert Louis Stevenson's story of Dr Jekyll, whose reckless genius allows him to bring his own appalling double to life.Tor Class... More

A fierce war rages between two bitter rivals: on one side the House of Lancaster; on the other the House of York. The prize is the crown of England. Young Richard Shelton finds himself torn in his loyalties. He must decide wisely, for his fate and that of England hang in the balance in this classic ... More

The Orient Longman Easy Readers introduce the child to the enchanting world of reading which encouraging him/her to read with little or no external help. These beautifully-illustrated books are carefully graded into seven levels. The series begins at Level 1 and is meant for beginners at the age gro... More

Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde as a "chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through t... More