Longman English-Chinese Comparative Step-by-Step Reading Series (Level 2) Abbreviated Edition -- Abduction

Author: (British) Stevenson
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Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Features: Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1850. He was a frail child, and his father's harsh punishments and the terrifying devil stories told by his nurse had a great impact on him. Stevenson did not follow his father's profession in mechanical engineering but instead entered the University of Edinburgh to study law. However, due to poor health, he quickly abandoned law for literature. After marrying an American woman, Stevenson began traveling the world with his wife. While continuing to write, he also hoped that his frail constitution would improve. During the four years from 1883 to 1887, Stevenson wrote his four long and outstanding novels: Treasure Island, The Black Arrow, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped. He also published the famous poetry collection A Child's Garden of Verses. The material for Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde came from a nightmare, but Stevenson remembered most of the dream upon waking, and the words flowed onto the page. He completed the first draft in just three days. He hoped that the book would not only be a "horror story" but also a study of the eternal struggle between good and evil that exists within people. Stevenson and his family spent the last few years of their lives on the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific, where he continued to write until he fell seriously ill and passed away in 1894 at the age of 44.