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STORY BY Robert Louis Stevenson

Bajamar

Bajamar

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"Bajamar" era en origen el principio de una obra muy ambiciosa y extensa que luego, por el desánimo del propio Stevenson y las vueltas que da siempre el mundo de los escritores, acabó convirtiéndose en una novela corta. Así y todo, resulta una historia terriblemente interesante y entretenida, con un tratamiento de la psicología de los personajes y, quizá sobre todo, un exotismo aventurero, que la hacen una lectura más que agradable. Se trata de la última novela del maestro Robert Louis Stevenson y un clásico comparable a su obra más conocida, "La isla del tesoro".Herrick, un hijo de buena familia demasiado torpe para desempeñar ningún trabajo, Huish, un cockney londinense de carácter miserable, y Brown, un alcohólico capitán de barco sobre el que pesa el hundimiento de su barco mientras estaba borracho, malviven en un puerto isleño después de haber caído en desgracia. El azote de la influenza (tuberculosis) les pone inesperadamente en sus manos una goleta sin capitán y cargada de cajas de champagne que deciden robar. En su periplo por los mares del sur, en el que se pone de manifiesto la incompatibilidad de tres personalidades tan opuestas, acabarán encontrando una islita casi olvidada y a un personaje tan extravagante como casi sobrehumano, Attwater, un misionero que comercia con perlas...

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Le Naufrageur

Le Naufrageur

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«Vous voulez dire que vos histoires d’opium, d’épave, de contrebande et celle de l’homme qui devint votre ami étaient vraies?» Loudon Dodd, un américain qui vient de débarquer aux Îles Marquises, étonne les membres du «Cercle» un lieu de rencontre des expatriés: «Vous vous rendrez bientôt compte par vous-même que nos occupations touchent à l’art, puisqu’elles sont un effort combiné de l’imagination et de l’observation, le mouvement en plus. Vous serez bientôt sous le charme!»

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Le Maître de Ballantrae

Le Maître de Ballantrae

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Publié en 1889, "Le Maître de Ballantrae" est le chef-d"œuvre de Robert Louis Stevenson.Ce roman d"aventures, qui commence en Écosse en 1745, entraîne le lecteur sur les champs de bataille, sur les mers avec les pirates, vers les Indes orientales et enfin en Amérique du Nord avec sa terrible forêt sauvage, hantée par des trafiquants, des aventuriers patibulaires et des Indiens sur le sentier de la guerre.On retrouve l"inspiration de "L"Île au trésor" (1883), enrichie de celle du "Cas étrange du Dr Jekyll et de Mr Hyde" (1886), car Stevenson poursuit son exploration obsessionnelle du mystère et des ambiguïtés du mal.Le héros, James Durie, Maître de Ballantrae, livre à Henry, son frère cadet, un combat sans merci. Stevenson décrit la fascination romantique que ce protagoniste diabolique, séduisant, raffiné, intelligent, implacable et sans scrupules, est capable d"exercer sur ses proches et jusque sur les narrateurs chargés de relater ses aventures prodigieuses.

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L'île au trésor

L'île au trésor

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Paru dans le magazine écossais pour enfants Young Folks en 1882 sous la forme de feuilleton signé «Captain George North», puis sous la forme de livre en 1883, après que l"auteur eut apporté de nombreuses modifications à son texte, "L"île au trésor" est un roman d"aventures écrit par l"écrivain écossais Robert Louis Stevenson, le chef-d"oeuvre incontesté d"un maître du roman d"aventures.La vie du jeune Jim Hawkins bascule le jour où un marin ivrogne et balafré s"installe dans l"auberge tenue par ses parents. Qui est réellement celui que l"on surnomme le "capitaine" ? Pourquoi se cache t-il ? Une nuit, des pirates attaquent l"auberge. Jim n"a que le temps de s"enfuir, emportant avec lui le secret du vieux forban : la carte d"une île abritant un fabuleux trésor...Va-t-il trouver le trésor, et sortir vivant de l"Hispaniola, le bateau que le mène à l"île au trésor?

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L’isola del tesoro

L’isola del tesoro

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"L’isola del tesoro", romanzo d’avventura di Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), viene inizialmente pubblicato a puntate sotto pseudonimo sulla rivista inglese per ragazzi «Young Folks» (ottobre 1881 - gennaio 1882) e poi in volume nel 1883. Il romanzo racconta in prima persona l’avventurosa vicenda di un ragazzino, Jim Hawkins, che nel XVIII secolo trova una mappa del tesoro e salpa con un gruppo di pirati per recuperarlo. Nel romanzo, che inaugura la grande tradizione del tema piratesco unendola con quella dell’avventura sull’isola deserta (con il Robinson Crusoe come modello maggiore), si fondono molti filoni narrativi e topoi romanzeschi: il romanzo di formazione, il rapporto conflittuale tra il Bene e il Male, il fascino dell’ignoto e dei mondi tropicali, l’iconografia tipica del pirata, la “mappa” con la “X” che indica il punto in cui scavare.

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Catriona

Catriona

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Pubblicato nel 1893, Catriona riprende vicende e personaggi da "Il ragazzo rapito", uno dei romanzi più famosi di Stevenson. Nella prima parte l'intrepido David Balfour cerca con tutte le forze di ottenere giustizia per gli innocenti accusati di essere i responsabili dell'omicidio di Appin, fatto storicamente avvenuto. Nel frattempo, il protagonista incontrerà la dolce Catriona, figlia del giacobita James MacGregor, e nella seconda parte i due giovani fuggiranno tra l'Olanda e la Francia, in un crescendo di avventure e pericoli.

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L'Isola del Tesoro

L'Isola del Tesoro

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Le giornate di Jim Hawkins trascorrono monotone come garzone nella locanda di famiglia a Bristol, Inghilterra. Il ragazzo non perde mai occasione di ascoltare le fantastiche storie dei marinai che visitano la locanda, sognando ad occhi aperti che anche lui, un giorno, salperà alla volta di mari lontani. Quel giorno arriva all"improvviso quando il pirata Billy Jones muore nella sua locanda. Mentre libera la sua stanza, Jim scopre il vecchio baule del pirata, e al suo interno la mappa di un"isola lontana... che cambierà la sua vita per sempre.

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Treasure Island

Treasure Island

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Treasure Island (1883), by Robert Louis Stevenson, is one of the most famous children"s novels of all time. Published for the first time in installments in the children"s magazine Young Folks in the years 1881-1882 under the title of Sea Cook, or Treasure Island ("The cook on board or the treasure island"), it tells a story of "pirates and treasures "and has certainly contributed significantly to the popular imagination on these topics (starting with the stereotype of the pirate in the classic form in which he appears, for example, in Peter Pan and Pirates of the Caribbean). It is generally regarded as a Bildungsroman, but it contains unusual elements; for example Long John Silver, used by the author to describe the potential ambiguity of morality, is not a completely good character but not completely bad either. 

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Treasure Island (Illustrated Edition)

Treasure Island (Illustrated Edition)

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Young Jim Hawkins comes into possession of a map depicting an island where the infamous pirate Captain Flint has buried his prey. Together with a colourful crew under Captain Smollett, a dangerous search for the pirate’s treasure begins. But parts of the crew, especially the unscrupulous ship’s cook Long John Silver, turn out to be pirates from Flint’s former troop. In the end, countless fights between Jim and the pirates stand in the way of recovering the treasure.“Treasure Island”, first published in 1883, has inspired young and old for generations; and there is hardly a reader who has not devoured this exciting adventure novel from the first to the last page.The book is decorated with the original illustrations. 

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Treasure Island

Treasure Island

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The piratical coming of age of Jim Hawkins, who discovers a map of Treasure Island among an old sea captain"s possessions – and then follows it. Parrots, "pieces of eight" and the lovable, but morally ambiguous Long John Silver.Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883, it was originally serialized in the children"s magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island or, the mutiny of the Hispaniola with Stevenson adopting the pseudonym Captain George North.Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as seen in Long John Silver — unusual for children"s literature then and now. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels.The influence of Treasure Island on popular perceptions of pirates is enormous, including treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen carrying parrots on their shoulders.

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