Robert Louis Stevenson | |
| Born |
1850
|
|---|---|
| Died |
1894 (aged 44)
|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure, Historical Fiction |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Gender | Male |
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist and poet, famous for works such as “Treasure Island” and “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
Short Stories written by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Christmas Sermon 1900 - By the time this paper appears, I shall have been talking for twelve months;[1] and it is thought I should… ... Read more
A Lodging for the Night 1867 - It was late in November 1456. The snow fell over Paris with rigorous, relentless persistence; sometimes the wind made a… ... Read more
Fables 1867 - I. - THE PERSONS OF THE TALE. AFTER the 32nd chapter of TREASURE ISLAND, two of the puppets strolled out… ... Read more
Markheim 1867 - "Yes," said the dealer, "our windfalls are of various kinds. Some customers are ignorant, and then I touch a dividend… ... Read more
Olalla 1867 - 'Now,' said the doctor, 'my part is done, and, I may say, with some vanity, well done. It remains only… ... Read more
The Body Snatcher 1884 - Every night in the year, four of us sat in the small parlour of the George at Debenham--the undertaker, and… ... Read more
The Bottle Imp 1867 - There was a man of the Island of Hawaii, whom I shall call Keawe; for the truth is, he still… ... Read more
The Clockmaker 1867 - THE CARAFFE stood on a table in the midst of the room. For near a week no one had passed… ... Read more
The Scientific Ape 1867 - IN A CERTAIN West Indian Isle, there stood a house and hard by a grove of trees. In the house… ... Read more
The Sea Fogs 1867 - A sheeted spectre white and tall, The cold mist climbs the castle wall And lays its hand upon thy cheek.… ... Read more
The Sire de Maletroit’s Door 1867 - Denis de Beaulieu was not yet two-and-twenty, but he counted himself a grown man, and a very accomplished cavalier into… ... Read more
The Waif Woman 1867 - (1916) This unpublished story, preserved among Mrs. Stevenson's papers, is mentioned by Mr. Balfour in his life of Stevenson. Writing… ... Read more
Thrawn Janet 1867 - The Reverend Murdoch Soulis was long minister of the moorland parish of Balweary, in the vale of Dule. A severe,… ... Read more
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