R.L Stevenson – författare

'For God's sake, hold on!'On a stormy night off the coast of Scotland, young David Balfour faces his most terrifying test yet. He's been double-crossed by his wicked uncle, tricked into a sea voyage and sold into slavery. When the dashing Alan Breck Stewart comes aboard, he finds a brave friend at least, and the pair fight back against their treacherous, black-hearted shipmates. But then the ship hits a reef, it's every man for himself, and David must battle against the raging sea itself!BACKSTORY: Learn about the true stories that inspired this adventurous tale!

'As a writer of the English language there has been no one to touch Stevenson in a hundred years...as a story-teller he is unsurpassed' George MacDonald FraserWhen young David Balfour is orphaned he discovers some surprising truths about his family. His meeting with his uncle Ebenezer turns out to have disastrous consequences leading to kidnap and imprisonment on board a ship bound for the Carolinas. However, the voyage is full of incident and after violent conflict and a shipwreck, David finds himself in a daredevil chase across the Scottish Highlands in the company of the irrepressible warrior Alan Breck Stewart...‘It stands as one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most compelling works - it was one of the author's favourites, and his affection for his central characters is unmistakable - and is a novel you want to press on people, knowing they'll love it’ Ian Rankin

'For God's sake, hold on!'On a stormy night off the coast of Scotland, young David Balfour faces his most terrifying test yet. He's been double-crossed by his wicked uncle, tricked into a sea voyage and sold into slavery. When the dashing Alan Breck Stewart comes aboard, he finds a brave friend at least, and the pair fight back against their treacherous, black-hearted shipmates. But then the ship hits a reef, it's every man for himself, and David must battle against the raging sea itself!BACKSTORY: Learn about the true stories that inspired this adventurous tale!

Runtime: 52 minutesA well-known and often told tale of murder and grave robbing in Victorian Edinburgh, supposedly in the interests of science. With the desecration of the bodies, a worthy comeuppance follows.The Body Snatcher is taken from the second volume of the Victorian Anthologies "e;Horror"e; series, featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known. With music by Benedict Edwards.

Un diamante, il sesto diamante più grande al mondo, donato da un Raja indiano ad un ufficiale inglese, è il fulcro della "detective story" che apre questa raccolta di racconti di Luis Stevenson. Attorno ad esso ruotano i sogni, le speranze e le brame dei personaggi che fanno la loro comparsa tra le pagine del libro, che siano la moglie dell''ufficiale o un suo servo effeminato, un giovane prete, un avido detective o un principe di Boemia. Tutti inseguono un tesoro destinato a far soffrire chiunque se ne voglia impossessare.Gli altri due racconti della raccolta sono ambientati nella Francia di fine Medioevo e i due protagonisti, un giovane cavaliere e un poeta vagabondo, cercano entrambi un rifugio per la notte. Diversa però sarà la loro fortuna e diversa la condizione in cui si ritroveranno la mattina dopo.