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Weir of Hermiston, by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Explores the detailed evolution of the work through its composition and on to eventual posthumous publication Stevenson s unfinished masterpiece, Weir of Hermiston, has been entirely re-edited from his final manuscript, revealing a rather different novel from the bowdlerised version produced posthumously by his friends. Stevenson revisits the conflicted Scotland of James Hogg and Sir Walter Scott as well as that of his own youth, but also responds to recently published novels. A substantial essay explores the complex early publication history of the novel on both sides of the Atlantic, and exceptionally full explanatory notes and other background information are provided.Key Features Composition history drawing on draft manuscript material in various US archives Detailed account of early publication history in UK and USADetails of early reception in UK and USAFull Explanatory Notes including citations from draft manuscript material Historical and Geographical Notes

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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 312 ● ISBN 9781474405270 ● Editor Gillian Hughes ● Editura Edinburgh University Press ● Publicat 2017 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 8017961 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM

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