St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, St. Ives is a swashbuckling tale of adventure and romance that has thrilled readers for generations. With its colorful cast of characters and thrilling plot, this novel by the author of Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and classic literature.

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St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, St. Ives is a swashbuckling tale of adventure and romance that has thrilled readers for generations. With its colorful cast of characters and thrilling plot, this novel by the author of Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and classic literature.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

by Robert Louis Stevenson
St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, St. Ives is a swashbuckling tale of adventure and romance that has thrilled readers for generations. With its colorful cast of characters and thrilling plot, this novel by the author of Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and classic literature.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781410101037
Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
Publication date: 12/27/2002
Pages: 448
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins".

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875
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