Weir of Hermiston (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Stevenson’s final novel, Weir of Hermiston was left incomplete at his death in 1894.  Published in 1896, the story is set in Edinburgh and the Lothians against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.  Despite its unfinished status, the story of the young laird Archie Weir and his struggle to break free of his tyrannical father's influence is considered Stevenson's masterpiece.

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Weir of Hermiston (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Stevenson’s final novel, Weir of Hermiston was left incomplete at his death in 1894.  Published in 1896, the story is set in Edinburgh and the Lothians against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.  Despite its unfinished status, the story of the young laird Archie Weir and his struggle to break free of his tyrannical father's influence is considered Stevenson's masterpiece.

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Weir of Hermiston (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Weir of Hermiston (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Robert Louis Stevenson
Weir of Hermiston (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Weir of Hermiston (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Overview

Stevenson’s final novel, Weir of Hermiston was left incomplete at his death in 1894.  Published in 1896, the story is set in Edinburgh and the Lothians against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.  Despite its unfinished status, the story of the young laird Archie Weir and his struggle to break free of his tyrannical father's influence is considered Stevenson's masterpiece.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781411436268
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Publication date: 02/08/2011
Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 162 KB
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer whose life was haunted by the tuberculosis that would eventually kill him at age 44.  His best known works are the classics Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875
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