St Ives - Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England, by Robert Louis Stevenson
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This antiquarian book contains Robert Louis Stevenson’s unfinished 1897 novel, "St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England". The plot revolves around Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a handsome French soldier, who is captured by the English. This volume will greatly appeal to fans of Stevenson’s work, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: “A Tale of a Lion Rampant”, “A Tale of a Pair of Scissors”, “Major Chevenix comes into the Story, and Goguelat Goes Out”, “St. Ives Gets a Bundle of Bank Notes”, "St. Ives is Shown a House”, etcetera. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a seminal Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist. His most notable works include "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". We are republishing this vintage text now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
St Ives - Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England, by Robert Louis Stevenson- Published on: 2015-06-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x 1.07" w x 5.50" l, .90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 428 pages
About the Author Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson was a prolific Scottish poet and novelist in the 19th century. He was admired by many other authors, and his work includes The Black Arrow, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He died in 1894.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Excellent fun, nice romance. By D. MATRANGA Robert Louis Stevenson had an ability -- an especially preternatural one at that -- to create iconic fiction. Treasure Island, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped all have managed to become so ingrained in our collective unconscious that even if we don't read the books we know the characters and story as if we had. They are part of that select and somewhat shopworn literary crew that number familiars such as Hamlet, Don Quixote, and Ahab among its members.Yet there is more (much more in fact) to Stevenson than just memorable archetypes. I urge everyone to give some of the other works -- books like Catriona and An Inland Voyage -- a chance in order to get a true glimpse of the great ease, tremendous narrative skill and genial wit Stevenson's writings posses. Those books, as well as this one, are so pleasing, especially those who appreciate the finely modulated, masterly prose of a good-natured humorist. The saddest aspect of this particular work is the unfinished ending. Sadly Stevenson's death brought to an end this narrative, as it did I'm certain to a whole slew of others. It's also a collaborative effort on the part of his step-son Lloyd Osborne who I believe took the story down as Stevenson narrated from a convalescent state. There was another successful collaboration between the two men and one that shows the hand of Osborne more clearly called The Wrong Box, the plot there being a crafty device that must have sprung to life in the brain of one of Scotland's most celebrated raconteurs.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great, but not good to the last drop.... By Richard Subber I love this story, but I confess that I stopped reading at p. 390. So, don't worry about spoilers....I've always maintained a coldly mechanical willingness to stop reading a book whenever the time comes....in St. Ives, the time comes at Chapter XXXI.Stevenson died after writing XXX chapters of St. Ives, and a respected contemporary, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, wrote the remaining VI chapters from Stevenson's notes.Stevenson's oeuvre is fastidiously lush, precise, sophisticated, with deeply contextual character development and dialogue that leaves me breathless with anticipation for more. There's an abstractly beautiful love interest. Did I mention that I'm a fan of 19th century prose?Quiller-Couch doubtless had his merits as a 19th century writer. He ain't no Stevenson.Q-C's contribution to St. Ives lacks the prepossessing heartiness of Stevenson's dialogue and storyline.Q-C can't quite gin up the panache and persiflage that RLS animates on nearly every page.Q-C makes a too sincere but unavailing effort to match the rural patois that Stevenson offers for the reader's delight.Q-C bungles the parlous adventures of the eponymous protagonist, injecting a wretched slapstick element that leads an RLS fan to transition uncomfortably into pursed-lips mode.Stevenson's prosaic mastery is, sadly, missing in the last VI chapters of St. Ives, and, therefore, ignorance shall be my penalty for closing this truncated masterpiece before I reached the end.Read more on my blog: Barley Literate
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great, but not good to the last drop.... By Richard Subber I love this story, but I confess that I stopped reading at p. 390. So, don't worry about spoilers....I've always maintained a coldly mechanical willingness to stop reading a book whenever the time comes....in St. Ives, the time comes at Chapter XXXI.Stevenson died after writing XXX chapters of St. Ives, and a respected contemporary, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, wrote the remaining VI chapters from Stevenson's notes.Stevenson's oeuvre is fastidiously lush, precise, sophisticated, with deeply contextual character development and dialogue that leaves me breathless with anticipation for more. There's an abstractly beautiful love interest. Did I mention that I'm a fan of 19th century prose?Quiller-Couch doubtless had his merits as a 19th century writer. He ain't no Stevenson.Q-C's contribution to St. Ives lacks the prepossessing heartiness of Stevenson's dialogue and storyline.Q-C can't quite gin up the panache and persiflage that RLS animates on nearly every page.Q-C makes a too sincere but unavailing effort to match the rural patois that Stevenson offers for the reader's delight.Q-C bungles the parlous adventures of the eponymous protagonist, injecting a wretched slapstick element that leads an RLS fan to transition uncomfortably into pursed-lips mode.Stevenson's prosaic mastery is, sadly, missing in the last VI chapters of St. Ives, and, therefore, ignorance shall be my penalty for closing this truncated masterpiece before I reached the end.Read more on my blog: Barley Literate
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