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Set in England during the fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel by the author of <I>Treasure Island</I> and <I>Kidnapped</I> tells the story of young Dick Shelton. Betrayed by his treacherous and brutal guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley, Dick seeks the help of John Amend-All, leader of the mysterious fellowship of the Black Arrow&#8212;and Brackley's sworn enemy. Pitted against fierce fighters, a treacherous priest, and Sir Daniel, Dick seeks to become a knight and rescue his true love. <BR>Brimming with adventure, suspense, and romance, this thrilling tale presents a classic portrait of England during one of its most tumultuous eras, as Dick is pulled by his loyalties to the houses of both York and Lancaster. He must make a crucial choice, for his fate and the fate of England hang in the balance. <BR>

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Renowned as the author of such popular adventure stories as Kidnapped and Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote gripping tales of terror and the supernatural. Stevenson's considerable gifts as a teller of tales shine brightly in this choice collection of three of his best short stories. The Gothic tale of «The Body Snatcher» concerns a young medical student's dealings with grave robbers who provide corpses to dissect and study &#8212; a practice that takes on increasingly sinister dimensions. Swirling seas, dangerous reefs, and inhospitable islanders provide the grim backdrop for a tale of greed, lunacy, and unbridled fear in «The Merry Men,» the name given by the inhabitants of Aros to the fearsome breakers that pound their tiny Scottish isle. «The Bottle Imp» &#8212; an intricately told tale of love and adventure, avarice and envy, and good and evil &#8212; centers on a magical bottle that provides its owner with all he desires, but at a great cost. This exceptional collection of tales will thrill admirers of the author's craft as well as aficionados of classic horror stories.

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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books about pirates:<br><br>Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy <br>The Madman and the Pirate- R.M. Ballantyne <br>Blackbeard Or, The Pirate of Roanoke.– B. Barker <br>The Pirates of Malabar- John Biddulph <br>Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea- James O. Brayman <br>Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver- Brantz Mayer <br>The Pirate Island- Harry Collingwood <br>The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton- Daniel Defoe <br>The Pirates&#39; Who&#39;s Who- Philip Gosse <br>The Ghost Pirates- William Hope Hodgson <br>The Ghost Ship, A Mystery of the Sea- John C. Hutcheson <br>Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea- Charles H. L. Johnston <br>The Pirate of the Mediterranean- W.H.G. Kingston <br>Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates- Peter B. Kyne <br>The Pirate- Frederick Marryat <br>Blackbeard: Buccaneer- Ralph D. Paine <br>Howard Pyle&#39;s Book of Pirates <br>Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson

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This is the first adaptation of Treasure Island with great parts for both male and female performers. Inspired by real-life female adventurers, Phil Willmott has changed the gender of several of the central characters without compromising the spirit of Stevenson's classic novel. First produced to great acclaim as part of London's Free Theatre Festival on the South Bank in 2005, this swashbuckling stage adaptation brings out all the comedy and adventure of this ever-popular story. The play can be simply staged, is suitable for performance by kids and adults and can be adapted to suit a large company or a small team playing several roles.

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"The Body Snatcher and Other Tales" is a collection of three ghoulish tales by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the first story, «The Body Snatcher», we find Fettes and Wolfe Macfarlane engaged in the dubious business of stealing corpses for a famous unnamed professor of anatomy. In the second story, «The Bottle Imp», we learn of a magic bottle that contains a wish-granting imp. The only catch is that the bottle must be sold at a loss or its owner's soul will burn for eternity in Hell. In the third and final story, «The Merry Men», we have the tale of Charles Darnaway who is in search of the sunken treasure of a Spanish Armada ship that he believes crashed long ago against the «Merry Men», a series of breakers that roar a hundred feet high off the coast where his Uncle Gordon lives. Fans of the macabre will be delighted by this collection of Stevenson's more frightening tales.

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"The Body Snatcher, The Suicide Club, and Other Tales" is a thrilling collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's lesser known novellas and short stories. In this volume you will find the following captivating tales: The Suicide Club, The Rajah's Diamond, The Pavilion On The Links, A Lodging For The Night, The Sire De Malétroit's Door, Providence And The Guitar, The Merry Men, Will O' The Mill, Markheim, Thrawn Janet, Olalla, The Treasure Of Franchard, The Beach Of Falesá, The Bottle Imp, The Isle Of Voices, The Misadventures Of John Nicholson, The Body-Snatcher, and The Story Of A Lie.

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One of the most loved adventure stories of all time, «Treasure Island» is the swashbuckling tale of the search for hidden treasure. When an old sea captain by the name of Billy Bones dies at the inn of Jim Hawkins' parents, Jim and his mother discover a treasure map among his belongings. Jim shows the map to some local acquaintances, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney and together they plan an expedition to find the treasure. Together they set sail aboard the Hispaniola led by a Captain Smollett in search of Treasure Island.

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This daring tale of revenge and exotic intrigue is demonstrative of Stevenson's broad range and unique genius. «The Master of Ballantrae», first published in 1889, follows the conflict between two Scottish brothers of noble origins during the tumultuous Jacobite Risings of 1745. Greed and envy threaten to tear the brothers apart as a race for the family inheritance intensifies. James Durie, the protagonist and Master of Ballantrae, is as charming as he is evil. It is his relationship with the younger Henry Durie that drives this dark tale. The adventurous narrative sweeps across three continents, beginning in Scotland, through India, and finally to its dramatic conclusion in Northern America. Stevenson himself referred to the novel as a tragedy, with the reader glimpsing the malignant impulses found in fraternal competition. Considered by many to be Stevenson's most polished work, «The Master of Ballantrae» is an unrelenting tale of egregious conflict.

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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894), a Scottish novelist, poet and essayist, was influential to the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, and J. M. Barrie. His most famous works include «Treasure Island» and «The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde». Originally intending to study engineering at the University of Edinburgh, Stevenson expended more energy dodging lectures than attending them. He shifted his studies to law, passing the bar but never actually practicing the profession. Instead he began to seek success through writing, beginning with travel novels, exploring Europe and weaving stories from his own experiences. «The Black Arrow» is a tale comparable to his most famous works, the plot swiftly carried by thrilling suspense and narrow escapes. Set during the Middle Ages, Stevenson depicts the harsh conditions of life at that time, as well as the horrors of civil war, dealing in particular with the fifteenth-century War of the Roses.

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Selected and introduced by Jenni Calder.
Ill health drove Robert Louis Stevenson from Scotland; the urge for new and adventurous places drew him to the Pacific. There were those at home who would have been happier to see him purely as a spinner of the picturesque, but Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the ‘stir-about of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilizations, virtues and crimes’.
This collection sets three of his imaginative works —The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices, and The Beach of Falesa – within the social and political contexts of Stevenson’s letters and essays from the South Seas. Island ambience, the clash of cultures, moral ambiguities, all are there, and so too is Stevenson’s swift narrative control, giving a true modernity to his prose.

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