Island Nights' Entertainments - Couverture souple

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1515048594 ISBN 13 : 9781515048596

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Island Nights' Entertainments (English Edition) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a spellbinding collection of South Seas tales where beauty and terror share the same shoreline. Drawn from Stevenson’s deep immersion in the Pacific, these stories carry the heat of the tropics and the chill of the uncanny—whispers of taboo, fate, and the shadows that fall when desire, superstition, and conscience collide.

Set among remote islands and coastal settlements, Stevenson’s narratives blend adventure with psychological suspense, capturing the tense meeting point between outsiders and indigenous worlds, commerce and myth, faith and fear. His prose is vivid and atmospheric, rich with the salt of sea air and the uneasy sense that something unseen is always near—watching, waiting, and ready to turn an ordinary night into legend.

Originally published in 1893, Island Nights' Entertainments showcases Stevenson at his most haunting and mature, offering readers stories that are as morally provocative as they are entertaining. If you enjoy classic literature that fuses exotic settings with gothic undertones and unforgettable storytelling, this collection is an essential voyage into the darker heart of the Pacific.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1515048594
• ISBN 13: 9781515048596
• Reliure: Copertina flessibile
• Nombre de pages: 110
• Éditeur: The Perfect Library
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