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Familiar Studies of Men and Books (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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By Robert Louis Stevenson

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Jun 21, 2011
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372 pages
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BookAnnex
ISBN-13
9781411457119

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ebook (Digital original)

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A companion to his earlier Virginibus Puerisque, this 1882 collection is the more critical volume of the two. “The readings of a literary vagrant,” according to the author, these conversational essays read more like short stories about their subjects. Included among the nine pieces are, “Victor Hugo’s Romances,” “Some Aspects of Robert Burns,” “Henry David Thoreau: His Character and Opinions,” and “Charles of Orleans.”


Robert Louis Stevenson

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was an English author born in Edinburgh. He studied at Edinburgh University and then went on to write novels, short stories, and poems, including Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the beloved A Child’s Garden of Verses. 

Kathleen Olmstead has written more than a dozen fiction and non-fiction books for young adults, and her short fiction and poetry have appeared in literary journals including Fireweed and Taddle Creek. She has written several books in the Classic Starts® series including Classic Starts®: Oliver Twist and Classic Starts®: Anne of Green Gables. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

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