stevenson, robert louis

Tells the story of the uncoventional affair between Fanny Van de Grift, who ran away with her children to escape her philandering husband, and Robert Louis Stevenson, who was trying to escape the pressures from his family to become a lawyer.

"The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals recounts his latest hilarious misadventures in the South Pacific, following in the footsteps of his unlikely idol, Robert Louis Stevenson. Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure memoir. Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as a "funny, candid, and down-to-earth travel companion," Troost's bestselling debut, The Sex Lives of Cannibals, is an enduring favorite about life in the South Seas. Headhunters on My Doorstep chronicles Troost's return to the South Pacific after his struggle with alcoholism and time in rehab left him numb to life. Deciding to retrace the path once traveled by the author of Treasure Island, Troost follows Robert Louis Stevenson to the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, Tahiti, the Gilberts, and Samoa, tumbling from one comic misadventure to another as he confronts his newfound sobriety. Somewhere en route from the shark-infested waters of Fakarava to the remote islands of Kiribati, Troost gradually awakens to the beauty of life and reconnects with his family and the world. Headhunters on My Doorstep is a funny yet poignant account of one man's journey to find himself that will captivate travel writing aficionados, Robert Louis Stevenson fans, and anyone who has ever lost his way. "--.

A two-act play of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a depraved doctor who experiments with exotic potions that turn him into a killer.

Presents selected works of Robert Louis Stevenson in graphic novel format.

Sold into slavery by his uncle, Davie Balfour is pressed into service as cabin boy to the drunken captain who kidnapped him and sees no way out of his predicament until Alan Breck Stewart, an exiled Jacobite, comes aboard.

A graphic novel retelling of the story by Robert Louis Stevenson in which a well-respected doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug.

Presents the annotated text of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel about a kind and well-respected doctor who is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation, and includes essays on the story's backgrounds and contexts, a look at performance adaptations, and a selection of critical commentary.

A biography of the Scottish author of such well-known works as Kidnapped and Treasure Island.