New Arabian Nights (annotated)
Description:... New Arabian Nights is a classic Robert Louis Stevenson story collection that includes the following titles: The Suicide Club, The Rajah's Diamond, The Pavilion on the Links, A Lodging for the Night - a Story of Francis Villon, The Sire de Maletroit's Door Providence, and the Guitar."A Lodging for the Night" was Stevenson's first ever published fiction. In 1890 Arthur Conan Doyle characterized "The Pavilion on the Links" as "the high-water mark of Stevenson's genius" and "the first short-story in the world".[2] Barry Menikoff (1987) considers New Arabian Nights to be the starting point in the history of the English short story.The first volume contains seven stories originally called Later-day Arabian Nights and published by London Magazine in serial format from June to October 1878. It is composed of two story groups, or cycles: "The Suicide Club" and "The Rajah's Diamond"The second volume is a collection of four unconnected (standalone) stories that were previously published in magazines:"The Pavilion on the Links" (1880), told in 9 mini-chapters",A Lodging for the Night" (1877), "The Sire De Malétroits Door" (1877) and "Providence and the Guitar" (1878)"A Lodging for the Night" was Stevenson's first ever published fiction. In 1890 Arthur Conan Doyle characterized "The Pavilion on the Links" as "the high-water mark of Stevenson's genius" and "the first short-story in the world". Barry Menikoff (1987) considers New Arabian Nights to be the starting point in the history of the English short story.
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