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The Short Stories of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Vol. I
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Running Time: 3 hours • Reviews Below
3 cassettes $24. • #1401-4 ISBN#1-929718-03-9
1 MP3-CD $20. • #1401-M ISBN#1-929718-22-5
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With sound effects and music
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Selections in Volume I:
MARKHEIM is the story of a man whose life is spiraling out of control. While Markheim is involved in a crime, a “visitor” suddenly appears on the scene who seems to know everything about him. In A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT a dissolute Parisian student finds himself forced into accepting the favors of a venerable and respected knight on a cold winter’s evening in 1456. The ensuing dinner conversation is spellbinding.
THE BODY SNATCHER is a gothic thriller of crime and revenge. An anatomy class needs subjects, and two students become more involved in their procurement than they had planned. STEVENSON AN ESSAY by E. Gosse is the last item on this volume.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (1850 – 1894), was born in Edinburgh. His life has always held a fascinating romantic attraction, especially for his contemporaries. His mercurial temperament, expressed so eloquently with his flashing pen, was best revealed when he took up a cause in defense of justice. Although known primarily for the novels Kidnapped and Treasure Island, his works are by no means reserved for the youth market. To be sure, there is an element of adventure and excitement present in many of his works, including the ones here. But these stories are powerful works of great intellectual concentration by a master at the height of his powers. Few have equaled the charm and exuberant energy of Robert Louis Stevenson.
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"Evil, for which I live, consists, not in action, but in character. The bad man is dear to me." So the devil tells Markheim, the eponymous young man about which the first of three stories is written. The production--with sound effects and occasional music--is superb, and the recording includes an excellent essay on Stevenson's life. Charlton Griffin reads with force and talent, but these works are for a credulous, God-fearing public. Very little is left to the imagination. "Greed had made folds about his eyes. Evil smiles had puckered his mouth. The wolf and pig struggled together in his face. It was an eloquent, sharp, ugly, earthly countenance."
Benjamin H. Cheever
AudioFile Magazine
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