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This collection is the first to set Stevenson in his social, political and literary contexts from Scotland to the South Seas. Written an by international team of scholars, these essays cover the essential aspects of Stevenson's changing career as a professional writer.

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1. Stevenson and Fiction, Ian Duncan; 2. Romance and Social Class, Robert P. Irvine; 3. Childhood and Psychology, Julia Reid; 4. Stevenson and Fin-de-Siecle Gothic, Stephen Arata; 5. Stevenson, Scott and Scottish History, Alison Lumsden; 6. Travel Writing, Caroline McCracken-Flesher; 7. Stevenson's Poetry, Penny Fielding; 8. Stevenson and the Pacific, Roslyn Jolly; 9. Stevenson and Henry James, John Lyon; 10. Stevenson's Afterlives, Alex Thomson.

The Edinburgh Companion to Robert Louis Stevenson

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 31/07/2010
      ISBN13: 9780748635559, 978-0748635559
      ISBN10: 0748635556
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This collection is the first to set Stevenson in his social, political and literary contexts from Scotland to the South Seas. Written an by international team of scholars, these essays cover the essential aspects of Stevenson's changing career as a professional writer.

      Table of Contents
      1. Stevenson and Fiction, Ian Duncan; 2. Romance and Social Class, Robert P. Irvine; 3. Childhood and Psychology, Julia Reid; 4. Stevenson and Fin-de-Siecle Gothic, Stephen Arata; 5. Stevenson, Scott and Scottish History, Alison Lumsden; 6. Travel Writing, Caroline McCracken-Flesher; 7. Stevenson's Poetry, Penny Fielding; 8. Stevenson and the Pacific, Roslyn Jolly; 9. Stevenson and Henry James, John Lyon; 10. Stevenson's Afterlives, Alex Thomson.

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