{"product_id":"essays-in-the-art-of-writing-technical-elements-of-style-in-literature-9781805473749","title":"Essays In The Art Of Writing: Technical Elements Of Style In Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Utopia Publisher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Utopia Publisher\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Writing - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays in the Art of Writing Robert Louis Stevenson examines the techniques of writing, and gives insights into the writing of \"\"Treasure Island\"\" and \"\"The Master of Ballantrae.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Some Technical Elements of Style in Literature, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Morality of the Profession of Letters, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks Which Have Influenced Me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note On Realism, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy First Book: \"\"Treasure Island,\"\" The Genesis of \" \"The Master of Ballantrae\" \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson Stevenson's life was almost as adventurous as the stories he created. He spent much of it as a traveler, writing about his exploits in such exemplary travel books as TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe studied law but never practiced he always wanted to write, and gave himself what amounted to a writing course, studying and copying the style and techniques of his favorite writers. His attempts paid off: his first published novel, TREASURE ISLAND, brought him money and fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 29 he fell in love with a married woman--alienating his family--and pursued her to California, where she divorced her husband, after which the couple married and traveled extensively in the U.S., visiting various spas and health resorts in search of a cure for the tuberculosis from which Stevenson suffered all his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter extensive travel in the South Seas, he finally settled in Samoa, where he became involved in the lives and politics of the islanders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring all his wanderings, he continued to write, producing a total of 12 novels, many short tales, three plays, poetry (including the classic A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES), and dozens of books of essays and travel pieces. He died in Samoa at 44--suddenly, of apoplexy, as he was making a salad for dinner--leaving his last book, THE WEIR OF HERMISTON, unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utopia Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45128009220247,"sku":"9781805473749","price":867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781805473749.webp?v=1767651447","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/essays-in-the-art-of-writing-technical-elements-of-style-in-literature-9781805473749","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}