Overview

""Robert Louis Stevenson"" by Alexander H. Japp is an exciting biographical photograph that appears into the existence and paintings of the famous Scottish author. The biography paints a super and complete photo of Robert Louis Stevenson, giving readers a look at the man at the back of works like ""Treasure Island"" and ""The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."" Japp follows Stevenson's life from his early life in Edinburgh and looks at how it fashioned his writing and his preference to try new matters. The story tells approximately Stevenson's journeys, his health problems, and the exciting those who inspired his writing. Japp is going via Stevenson's literary pursuits and talks approximately how vital works that have changed literature came to be and the way they have been acquired. The biography not handiest talks about Stevenson's writing, however also approximately the tough matters he went thru in his private life, like his look for love and his fights with infection. Alexander H. Japp's ""Robert Louis Stevenson"" is a tribute to one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. It offers a deep check out Stevenson's lifestyles, works, and lasting effect on the world of writing.

Full Product Details

9789360462895

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

ALEXANDER H. JAPP was a Scottish author, reporter, and publisher who lived from December 26, 1836, to September 29, 1905. Alexander Japp, a carpenter, and Agnes Hay had him on December 26, 1836, in Dun, Angus. He was their youngest child. His mother and her family moved to Montrose after his father died young, and he went to Milne's school there. When Japp was seventeen, he got a job as a bookkeeper for the tailors Christie and Sons in Edinburgh. After three years, he went to London and worked for two years in the East India department of Smith, Elder and Co. When he got back to Scotland, he was sick and had to work for the hatters Grieve and Oliver in Edinburgh. In his free time in 1860 and 1860-1, he took classes at the university in metaphysics, logic, and moral philosophy. He won two prizes in rhetoric and a special certificate of distinction from Professor William Edmondstoune Aytoun, but he did not finish. In Edinburgh, Japp hung out with young artists like John Pettie and his friends. He then became a journalist and ran the Inverness Courier and the Montrose Review. After moving to London in 1864, he worked for The Daily Telegraph for a short time.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available