Essential Robert Louis Stevenson

Three beloved nineteenth-century classics featuring pirate adventures, sparring knights, and gothic chills. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: In this timeless gothic horror novella, the upstanding Dr. Jekyll is plagued by his association with the mysterious and murderous brute Mr. Hyde-until the shocking truth of the doctor's dual nature is revealed. Treasure Island: This classic adventure novel tells the story of young Jim Hawkins, who finds a treasure map and gets wrapped up in the devious plots of the notorious pirate Long John Silver.The Black Arrow: This romantic adventure novel, set in fifteenth-century England, follows the chivalrous Dick Shelton as he avenges his father's murder and saves his love, Joanna, with the help of a band of outlaws known as the Black Arrow.

Two historical adventure novels from the author of Treasure Island, as well as a rare travel memoir of his experiences in the Pacific Islands. The Master of Ballantrae: In this tragic tale of a family divided by the eighteenth-century Jacobite rising, two brothers join opposing sides of the conflict. The story follows their epic rivalry from Scotland to the high seas and the American wilderness. Kidnapped: This adventure novel, inspired by true events in eighteenth-century Scotland, tells the tale of young David Balfour-who is betrayed by his uncle and kidnapped onto a ship, and survives shipwreck with his friend, the famous Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart.In the South Seas: In the 1890s, Robert Louis Stevenson chartered a ship to the Pacific Islands and recorded his experiences and observations. This autobiography of his journey offers a rare window into the author's real, adventurous life.