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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more

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"I found that I could sleep after the coffee and lay awake after the teawhich is proof conclusive of some chemical disparity; and even by the palate I could distinguish a smack of snuff in the former " describes Stevenson a vessel's meal. ... Read more

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The complexity and range of Robert Louis Stevenson’s short fiction reveals his genius perhaps more than any other medium. Here, leading Stevenson scholar Barry Menikoff arranges and introduces the complete selection of Stevenson’s brilliant stories, including the famed masterpiece Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as “The Beach of Falesá” and Stevenson’s previously uncollected stories. Arthur Conan Doyle has written that “[Stevenson’s] short stories are certain to retain their position in English literature. His serious rivals are few indeed.”

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes explanatory notes, a Scots’ Glossary, and a unique appendix dedicated to Stevenson’s influence on the Oxford English Dictionary. ... Read more

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Good Value
This has proved to be an excellent purchase for a friend who is a lover of well written stories. The excellent introduction by Barry Menikoff and the informative notes truly help the reader in their appreciation of these stories.

Excellent purchase
2 sides of the review:
Stevenson: a genius. Very engaging, very smart. If you're new to Stevenson, start with Jekyll & Hyde.
The book: Good paper quality, and binding. Not the best in the world, but very good value for the money.
I bought it as a present, and liked it so much I bought it for myself too :)
In short, a must if you're interested in 19th century fiction.

the NOT SO COMPLETE Stories of RLS
Maybe I've misunderstood the meaning of "COMPLETE", but this collection does NOT contain KIDNAPPED or TREASURE ISLAND...so if you thought your were getting ALL of Stevenson's stories in this "The Complete Stories of...", think again...

This book deserves a review
I'm currently reading this book and I've really enjoyed it so far.I thought I'd take a look on here to see what other people thought, and to my surprise, there were no reviews.Well, I'm here to fix that.

I picked this up mainly because I wanted to read Jeckyll & Hyde, which turned out to be an entertaining (and also thought provoking) tale.I've read several of the other short stories over the past few weeks, and they're all well done.If you're even a little interested in Stevenson, I recommend taking a look at this edition.You get a great price, plenty of stories, anda cool-looking cover to boot--can't beat it! ... Read more

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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition - Vol. 1 (of 25) is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Robert Louis Stevenson is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Robert Louis Stevenson then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages. The First Day of Spring is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mari Wolf is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Mari Wolf then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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This best selling classic is known for its stunning depiction of a split personality, split in the implication that within the same person there is both a seemingly good and an evil personality each being quite distinctive from the other.Amazon.com Review
The young Robert Louis Stevenson sufferedfrom repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day heworked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleysof old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produceda story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, sohe promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote itagain. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published asa "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In thefirst six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it.Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and hisfamily visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters atthe dock in New York City.Compulsively readable from its openingpages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best talesever written about the divided self.

This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitelyproduced paperback. The book design, based on the original firstedition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on thetitle page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable fontthat is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes aforeword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure"like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and comparesStevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe,Wilde, and Dickens.

This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renownedillustrator BarryMoser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter aswell as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explainsthe process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite ofengravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes,"I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefullysculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments Ihad to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more importantto stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde'sface." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster ... Read more

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Dark Classic
Although we all know the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, you don't really know it until you read it.I was surprised to find out how different reading the book was compared to the various TV and popular portrayals.It's somewhat along the lines of Frankenstein and Dracula although not quite as dark.It's an intriguing story but also carries an underlying moral.The moral focuses on the good and bad parts of human nature.The part that we allow to grow is the part that ultimately takes control.For Dr. Jekyll, he allowed his bad nature (Hyde) to overpower his good nature (Jekyll) and eventually succumbed.A quick and interesting read.

Loses something since we all know the "twist" ending
This novella is very, very gay. Whether Robert Louis Stevenson was a repressed homosexual I do not know but the subtext is very, very strong. Handsome prose; pervaded by an extreme sense of guilt at the thought of leading a secret, double life. Jekyll is pronounced 'JEEkyll' not 'JEHkyll.'

Worth the read
I always thought I knew this story just because the idea of having a dual personality is an idea with which a lot of us can relate.I knew that the story was about a doctor who made some potion of sorts that turned him into an unscrupulous man.But there were several things that I learned from taking the short amount of time to read this story.I did not know that the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was being told in the aftermath of the confusion of it all.I discovered that there were deep of emotions and grief tied to Dr. Jekyll's decisions and actions.I also learned that Hyde was the complete picture of the devil on our shoulder.So for knowing what the book was about, I was missing key pieces that I found delighting to discover while reading it for myself.I would recommend it.I have the Cricket House Books publication of it myself.The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeIt is compact and was easy to carry along in my purse.

Amazing Classical Read.
Wow! What an awesome book. This classic thriller/mystery was such a gripping tale of duplicity. I couldn't put it down once I started reading. It wasn't what I imagined it to be, but after filtering all the 1880's lingo, I was spell bound the minute Mr. Utterson stepped on the scene of Dr. Jekyll's front door. I would highly recommend this to anyone over the age of 13. This short novel didn't waste a single word. It was filled with beautiful prose, realistic dialogue (for it's time) and quite a thrilling plot and twist.
The brilliance comes through in such passages as,,, "First, because I have been made to learn that the doom and burden of our life is bound for ever on man's shoulders, and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and awful pressure..." found near the end - near the end of the author's own life. Somehow that makes this book more meaningful and its theme more powerful...5 Stars!

Jeff Bennington
Killing the Giants
The Rumblin: A Short Story

Engaging and slightly disturbing; a great classic to read
This was another classic book, like the Phantom of the Opera, that I had heard a lot about but never actually sat down and read.It is a pretty quick read, well written, and fairly disturbing...although maybe not by today's standards.

Most of the story is told from the viewpoint of Mr. Utterson, a lawyer who is a friend of Dr. Jekyll's and who observes Dr. Jekyll's strangeness from an outside perspective.Mr. Utterson has some experience bumping into Mr. Hyde as well and finds Mr. Hyde a most disturbing character.Most people know the premise behind the story, so the surprise twist at the ending isn't really a surprise.Basically Mr. Utterson tells you about Dr. Jekyll and how Dr. Jekyll's life is intertwined with the disturbing Mr. Hyde.Things culminate when Mr. Utterson receives a journal of Dr. Jekyll's that explains Dr. Jekyll's experiment in full.

This is a dark, mysterious read.If would have been full of suspense had I not already known the story.From Mr. Utterson's point of view the things that happen to Dr. Jekyll and involving Mr. Hyde are disturbing and upsetting.It isn't until you read Dr. Jekyll's journal, at the end of the book, detailing his experiments that things get very creepy and a bit spooky.

As a chemist I have to say that the chemistry described in the book and it's affect on Dr. Jekyll is ridiculous.I realize this is a work of fiction however and choose to ignore that, although I had to mention it.

Stevenson's writing is very readable; and the mystery and gloominess pervading the story is distinct.The story is very engaging and I found myself hard-pressed to put the novel down.At times the language is dated and a bit wordy, but I expected that.

Overall I am happy that I read this.It was nice to get the full version of the story and see what all following works were based on.It is a good piece of literature and an enjoyable read.Dr. Jekyll's journal at the end brings up some deeper questions about duplicity of personalities and the good and evil that dwells in all humans; so from that aspect it also gives the reader some food for thought. ... Read more

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Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886, the novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Seamus Heaney.

As historical fiction, it is set around 18th century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising. Many of the characters, and one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart, were real people. The political situation of the time is skilfully portrayed from different viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.

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A simple conversion of the Project Gutenberg text
This review is for MobileReference's Kidnapped: B0019FPCPI

Paragraph formatting has a small gap between paragraphs as well as a small indent. Chapter titles are not distinguished from the text. Straight quotes, CAPS instead of smallcaps. Double hyphens instead of dashes. I can't tell from the sample how it handles footnotes. It doesn't seem to have extra notes. It does appear to have a short biography of RLS at the end.It DOES have a Table of Contents link the in menu, and the Table of contents is hyperlinked. No maps. Opens to Table of contents. Preface and dedication.

No real advantage over the free version. There are better editions available. If you're looking for a Kindle edition of Kidnapped, don't just search for "Kidnapped". That only finds a few of the many editions. Search for "Kidnapped Stevenson" (without the quotes) to find the 25 or so editions available. And also look for my review "Kindle Edition Choice is critical" for a review of all the available editions as of August 2010.

a tale of intrigue
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

This is a wonderful book full of adventure. Kindle edition of "Kidnapped" is a joy to own and a delight to read.
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