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goddlefrood

Not About R. L. Stevenson

Feb 10, 2009 15:18

I was going to post about Robert L. Stevenson at some length as I have been reading a lot of his works (both well and lesser known) recently. Instead I grabbed a nearby book,

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dumbledore11214 February 12 2009, 02:10:50 UTC

OOOOOO, you know, as long as you mention Stevenson and yes, I love Treasure Island, I figured, I may as well share my favorite and sadly the only poem (is it a poem?) of his that I read and love ( ... )

goddlefrood February 12 2009, 22:25:29 UTC

There's A Children's Garden of Verse, or something like that, by Stevenson, which contains many of his poems. I haven't read many of his poems either. You still remember that poem, or did you get it somewhere?

I will post about Stevenson at some point, but don't hold your breath, it's been long in the planning.

The book was: 'Loredana: A Venetian Tale' by Lauro Martinez. Don't ask me what it's about because I haven't read it all yet. I will soon though.

dumbledore11214 February 13 2009, 04:13:41 UTC

I would love to talk about him, so I will wait :)

I know the poem by heart in Russian and can say it from memory, but I always wanted to read it in English. I mean, I did not actively search for it till say a week ago, it was easy enough to find on line. It was just on the back of my mind for the longest time and that is why I was amused to see that you mention Stevenson and when I finally read it recently.

goddlefrood February 15 2009, 22:22:29 UTC

I read 'Essays in the Art of Writing' by Stevenson over the weekend, will be reading more this week, so post may get done within another two weeks ::fingers crossed::. Those Essays are available from the Adelaide University e-text library, if you're interested. I'm sending the link to that site via e-mail :-)

dumbledore11214 February 17 2009, 01:06:02 UTC

You know, I read today the first part of the Essays in the Art of Writing, and I did like it, so I will continue reading.

But you are now scaring me :-). I only read Treasure Island and Florisel, so if your post will be talking in depth about his other works as well, I am sure I will enjoy reading it, but not sure about being able to actually discuss it.

goddlefrood February 17 2009, 01:53:12 UTC

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Not read that? It's probably not your thing, actually - I know you're not into horror and supernatural stuff.

Some of his south seas tales are excellent, The Bottle Imp, for one. I'm happy to stick to his more famous works, but will mention some other little gems when it gets written up. Don't panic, as the Hichhiker's Guide recommends :-)

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dumbledore11214 February 16 2009, 02:17:21 UTC

I will take a look, thanks.