9781851584574 - Dreams of Exile: Robert Louis Stevenson - A Biography von Bell, Ian (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dreams of Exile: Robert Louis Stevenson - A Biography This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Everyone has their own RLS - the sickly, dreaming child; the bohemian dandy outraging Victorian Edinburgh; the romantic wanderer trailing his donkey over the Cevennes; the frail genius doomed to die young; the man of action avid for experience in all corners of the globe; the writer of children's stories familiar from a thousand television and film dramas; the essayist who matched Hazlitt and the novelist to whom even Henry James deferred. All of these are RLS: none of them are the real Stevenson. This book is an attempt to see RLS whole, to trace the line of descent from the son of the Calvinist engineers to the writer who stood against the British Empire for the sake of the Samoan islanders. It is an attempt to discover the complete RLS through the places he lived and the people he lived among, from France to the South Seas, and in the books which poured from him in his short life. Part literary biography, part travel writing, the book traces Stevenson's development as an artist and as man by following his often chaotic progress from continent to continent, in good health and bad, in poverty and wealth. It unravels his often tortured relations with his family, his robust sexuality and the mystery of his stormy marriage to a woman years his senior. This book also places Stevenson in the Scotland of his day. It explains him in terms of the Scottish traditions of emigration, exile and escape, and of the society which made such a course necessary to him. Finally, it suggests that the real Stevenson has been all but lost among the many conflicting - and often romanticised - images we have of him, and that his fame as a story teller has obscured his genius as a writer. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Salissures sur la tranche. Tampon ou marque sur la face intérieure de la couverture. Couverture différente. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Stains on the edge. Stamp or mark on the inside cover page. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 295 pages. Dj shelf worn.

Zustand: Very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. black cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 295 pp, top edges soiled, some wear to dj. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo.