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Author: (British) Stevenson
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "Treasure Island" and "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" are Stevenson's breakthrough works, representative masterpieces, and exemplary works 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 literary genre of treasure hunting, while "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, a pioneer of New Romanticism literature in 19th-century Britain and one of its most outstanding representatives. He was also one of the precursors of modernist creativity in the 20th century. "Treasure Island" was selected for the 1986 "Personal Ideal Library" list by France's "Le Monde de la Librairie." "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" made it onto the "Books That Influenced 113 Harvard Professors" list.