"Virginibus puerisque" and other papers
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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This volume contains a collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson. The themes tackled within these essays are varied, ranging from love and marriage, to morality and hope. This fantastic collection is highly recommended for fans of Stevenson's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any literary collection. The essays of this compendium include: "Virginibus Puerisque," "On Falling in Love," "Truth of Intercourse," "Crabbed Age and Youth," "An Apology for Idlers," "Ordered show more South," "Aes Triplex," "El Dorado," "The English Admirals," and more. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a famous Scottish essayist, novelist, poet, and travel writer. Some of his best known works include "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author. show lessTags
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"Even Stevenson, for whom I have the most profound admiration, finds it difficult to carry the reader through a series of such papers, adorned with his original thought and quaint turn of phrase. Yet his "Men and Books" and "Virginibus Puerisque" are high examples of what may be done in spite of the inherent unavoidable difficulty of the task.
But his style! Ah, if Stevenson had only realized how beautiful and nervous was his own natural God-given style he would never have been at pains to acquire another I It is sad to read the much-lauded anecdote of his imitating this author and that, picking up and dropping, in search of the best. The best is always the most natural. When Stevenson becomes a conscious stylist, applauded by many show more critics, he seems to me like a man who, having most natural curls, will still conceal them under a wig. " --Through the Magic Door, p. 259-260 show less
But his style! Ah, if Stevenson had only realized how beautiful and nervous was his own natural God-given style he would never have been at pains to acquire another I It is sad to read the much-lauded anecdote of his imitating this author and that, picking up and dropping, in search of the best. The best is always the most natural. When Stevenson becomes a conscious stylist, applauded by many show more critics, he seems to me like a man who, having most natural curls, will still conceal them under a wig. " --Through the Magic Door, p. 259-260 show less
Beautifully written essays, some snarky, some melancholy.
I wonder what W.A.Lovett thought about this book. There are some pencil annotations within it and some numbers. W.A.Lovett held this book in September 1925 or so it seems from the Ipswich Municipal Secondary School of Boys label inside the front cover.
Indeholder "Forord af Niels Haislund", "Vandreture", "Knarvorn Alderdom og Ungdommen", "Æs triplex", "Et Forsvar for Lediggængere", "Et Indlæg til Fordel for Gaslygterne", "Noter".
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"Forord af Niels Haislund" handler om Robert Louis Stevenson, hans liv og hans litterære værker.
"Vandreture" handler om ???
"Knarvorn Alderdom og Ungdommen" handler om ???
"Æs triplex" handler om ???
"Et Forsvar for Lediggængere" handler om ???
"Et Indlæg til Fordel for Gaslygterne" handler om ???
"Noter" handler om ???
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Jeg tror englændere har et specielt forhold til gaslys. I alt fald er der et hold af George Smileys kolleger, der hedder Lygtetænderne eller Lamplighters på engelsk. De har styr på overvågning og aflytning.
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Novelist, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. A sickly child, Stevenson was an invalid for part of his childhood and remained in ill health throughout his life. He began studying engineering at Edinburgh University but soon switched to law. His true inclination, however, was for writing. For several years show more after completing his studies, Stevenson traveled on the Continent, gathering ideas for his writing. His Inland Voyage (1878) and Travels with a Donkey (1878) describe some of his experiences there. A variety of essays and short stories followed, most of which were published in magazines. It was with the publication of Treasure Island in 1883, however, that Stevenson achieved wide recognition and fame. This was followed by his most successful adventure story, Kidnapped, which appeared in 1886. With stories such as Treasure Island and Kidnapped, Stevenson revived Daniel Defoe's novel of romantic adventure, adding to it psychological analysis. While these stories and others, such as David Balfour and The Master of Ballantrae (1889), are stories of adventure, they are at the same time fine studies of character. The Master of Ballantrae, in particular, is a study of evil character, and this study is taken even further in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). In 1887 Stevenson and his wife, Fanny, went to the United States, first to the health spas of Saranac Lake, New York, and then on to the West Coast. From there they set out for the South Seas in 1889. Except for one trip to Sidney, Australia, Stevenson spent the remainder of his life on the island of Samoa with his devoted wife and stepson. While there he wrote The Wrecker (1892), Island Nights Entertainments (1893), and Catriona (1893), a sequel to Kidnapped. He also worked on St. Ives and The Weir of Hermiston, which many consider to be his masterpiece. He died suddenly of apoplexy, leaving both of these works unfinished. Both were published posthumously; St. Ives was completed by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, and The Weir of Hermiston was published unfinished. Stevenson was buried on Samoa, an island he had come to love very much. Although Stevenson's novels are perhaps more accomplished, his short stories are also vivid and memorable. All show his power of invention, his command of the macabre and the eerie, and the psychological depth of his characterization. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers; "Virginibus puerisque" and other papers
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- Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
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- 1876-1881 (The publication of the Papers included in Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers) (The publication of the Papers included in Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers); 1881
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