Swinnerton’s thoughtful overview of the work of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) discusses the Scottish novelist’s life, but focuses more on his writing—devoting individual chapters to his travel books, essays, poems, plays, short stories, novels, and romances.
About the author
Frank Arthur Swinnerton (1884–1982) was an English novelist, literary critic, biographer, and essayist. Upon his death he was one of the last links to such nineteenth-century writers as H. G. Wells, John Galsworthy, and Arnold Bennett. He considered Harvest Comedy and The Georgian Literary Scene to be his best books, but felt that neither had any lasting importance—as he thought himself lazy!
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 222 ● ISBN 9781411451674 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8513804 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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