Ballads

This vintage book contains a collection of ballads compiled by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1891. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish poet, novelist, essayist, and travel writer. He was a prolific writer and highly-celebrated during his life, and his fantastic stories continue to entertain people of all ages to this day. Other notable works by this author include: "Treasure Island", "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", and "Kidnapped". Contents include: "The Song of Rahéro: A Legend of Tahiti", "The Slaying of Támatéa", "Rahéro", "Notes to the Song of Rahéro", "The Feast of Famine: Marquesan Manners", "The Priest's Vigil", "The Lovers", "The Feast", "The Raid", "Notes to the Feast of Famine", "Ticonderoga: A Legend of the West Highlands", "Ticonderoga", "The Saying of the Name", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.