An apology for idlers, and other essays
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About This Book
Although we know him primarily as the charismatic author ofTreasure Island(1883),Kidnapped(1886),Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1886), andA Child's Garden of Verses(1885), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) began his career as a witty and innovative essayist. This collection includes a selection of fifteen of Stevenson's most poignant, amusing and personal essays on subjects such as deep-sea diving off the coast of Scotland, child's play, death, the medieval poet-thief FranCois Villon, surreal San Francisco, insomnia, and Stevenson's quirky enjoyment of "unpleasant places."An Apology ...
Chapters (67)
- AN APOLOGY FOR IDLERS AND OTHER ESSAYS
- CONTENTS
- AN APOLOGY FOR IDLERS
- EL DORADO EL DORADO
- THE ENGLISH ADMIRALS
- CHILD’S PLAY
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