Celebrated Translation -- Treasure Island

Author: Stevenson
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are Stevenson's breakthrough works, representative masterpieces, and of New Romanticism literature. With their fantastical plots and captivating stories, they have become one of the most beloved literary classics in the world. Treasure Island pioneered the genre of literature based on treasure hunting, while The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde created one of the most successful dual-personality archetypes in literary history. Stevenson was a renowned British novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He was one of the founders and most outstanding representatives of New Romanticism literature in 19th-century Britain, as well as 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 Le Monde magazine. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde made it onto the "Books That Influenced 113 Harvard Professors" list.