{"product_id":"robert-louis-stevenson-paperback-2","title":"Robert Louis Stevenson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenda Norquay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. L. Stevenson's life and writing, which reflected a restless mind in a global age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This concise biography offers a fresh portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson: frail Edinburgh child turned globe-trotting author of \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e. It charts his remarkable literary range--from fiction and poetry to essays and letters--crafted across three continents, often in poor health. Stevenson's adventurous life and memorable characters captured both popular imagination and critical praise. Drawing on new scholarship, the book explores his role as a literary innovator and cultural commentator, revealing how his work engaged with the anxieties of a rapidly changing world. At once celebrity, critic, and colonial observer, Stevenson emerges as a truly modern writer whose influence remains potent today. This book is essential reading for lovers of literature, history, and global storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenda Norquay\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of Scottish literature at Liverpool John Moores University. Her books on Stevenson include \u003ci\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson, Literary Networks and Transatlantic Publishing in the 1890s\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.88 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48429589856505,"sku":"9781836391685","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ymcm7B8qr79781836391685.webp?v=1779440001","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/robert-louis-stevenson-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}