The Short Stories Of Robert Louis Stevenson
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Six outstanding tales of suspense and adventure by the master storyteller.
- "Markheim"
- "The Bottle Imp"
- "The Body Snatcher"
- "The Suicide Club – Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts"
- "The Suicide Club – The Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk"
- "The Suicide Club – The Adventure of the Hansom Cabs"
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on 13 November 1850, changing his second name to ‘Louis’ at the age of eighteen. He has always been loved and admired by countless readers and critics for ‘the excitement, the fierce joy, the delight in strangeness, the pleasure in deep and dark adventures’ found in his classic stories and, without doubt, he created some of the most horribly unforgettable characters in literature and, above all, Mr. Edward Hyde.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The second volume of this publications contains Stevenson's later works. He is now an established and noted writer and his confidence has grown. The best known story in this volume is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, which is now eponymous with pop understanding of split personality, but I doubt if the story, which is a little clunky, is very widely read. The stories are varied and well written, but I still find I have minor quibbles over structure, and puzzle over the lack of a consistent voice. It is almost as if Stevenson has developed his writing skills, but finds that he has little to say. On the other hand, his later "island" works include The Beach at Falesa which powerfully expresses his contempt for the impact of traders and missionaries on traditional life in the islands. Read October 2013.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5THE ISLE OF VOICES The Isle of Voices or a bad dream.Keola is married with Lehua, daughter of Kalamake (a sorcerer) . This short novel is set in some Pacific Ocean ’s island. The bad dream starts with the first spell of Kalamake: leaves become shining dollars, so Keola plans to stop working and share Kalamake’s riches.The sorcerer disagrees and with the second spell abandons Keola in the ocean. Keola is rescued by a ship and left in an island called the Isle of Voices. In the Isle of Voices, invisible devils ‘day and night you heard them talking with one another in strange tongues.’ (p.670) ‘All tongues of the earth were spoken there … whatever land knew sorcery, there were some of its people whispering in Keola’s ear.’ (p.673)Eventually Keola is rescued again, this time by his wife.Sorcery or bad dream?