Gold Island

Author: Stevenson
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "Treasure Island" and "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" are Stevenson's breakthrough works, representative masterpieces, and of New Romanticism literature. They have become one of the most beloved literary classics in the world with their fantastical plots and captivating stories. "Treasure Island" set a precedent for literary works centered on treasure hunting, while "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" created one of the most successful archetypes of split personality in literary history. Stevenson was a renowned British novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, a pioneer of New Romanticism literature in 19th-century Britain and one of its most outstanding representatives. He was also one of the pioneers of modernist creativity in the 20th century. "Treasure Island" was included in the 1986 "Personal Ideal Library" list recommended by France's "L'Express" magazine. He was an artist who obtained commercial value through cheap and fictional means. His works possess eternal charm, and he changed nothing yet everything decayed—Joseph Fornasiero, Stevenson's best biographer. This book depicts the tragic love story between Werther and Charlotte through a series of letters written by Werther to his friend, reflecting the sentiments of young people at the time who opposed feudal conventions, pursued individual liberation, and advocated freedom of love.