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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 05
It starts with a prologue set in a lively cigar divan in London, where two old friends, Paul Somerset and Edward Challoner, reconnect.
"The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 05" by Stevenson is a collection of fictional narratives. It starts with a prologue set in a lively cigar divan in London, where two old friends, Paul Somerset and Edward Challoner, reconnect.
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In the city of encounters, the Bagdad of the West, and, to be more precise, on the broad northern pavement of Leicester Square, two young men of five- or six-and-twenty met after years of separation. The first, who was of a very smooth address, and clothed in the best fashion, hesitated to recognise the pinched and shabby air of his companion.
“I am indeed Paul Somerset,” returned the other, “or what remains of him after a well-deserved experience of poverty and law. But in you, Challoner, I can perceive no change; and time may be said, without hyperbole, to write no wrinkle on your azure brow.”
“All,” replied Challoner, “is not gold that glitters. But we are here in an ill posture for confidences, and interrupt the movement of these ladies. Let us, if you please, find a more private corner.”
“If you will allow me to guide you,” replied Somerset, “I will offer you the best cigar in London.”
Contents
- 01More New Arabian Nights
- 02The Dynamiter
- 03Prologue of the Cigar Divan
- 04Challoner’s Adventure:
- 05The Squire of Dames
- 06Story of the Destroying Angel
- 07The Squire of Dames (concluded)
- 08Somerset’s Adventure
- 09The Superfluous Mansion
- 10Narrative of the Spirited Old Lady
- 11The Superfluous Mansion (continued)
- 12Zero’s Tale of the Explosive Bomb4
- 13The Superfluous Mansion (continued)
- 14Desborough’s Adventure
- 15The Brown Box
- 16Story of the Fair Cuban
- 17The Brown Box (concluded)
- 18The Superfluous Mansion (concluded)
- 19Epilogue of the Cigar Divan
- 20Strange Case of
- 21Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 22To
- 23Strange Case of
- 24Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 25Story of the Door
- 26Search for Mr. Hyde
- 27Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
- 28The Carew Murder Case
- 29Incident of the Letter
- 30Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon
- 31Incident at the Window
- 32The Last Night
- 33Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative
- 34Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
- 35Thrawn Janet
- 36Thrawn Janet
- 37End of Vol. V
About this edition
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 313 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers