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Weir of Hermiston (1896) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is markedly different from his previous works in style and has often been praised as a potential masterpiece. [1] [2] It was cut short by Stevenson's sudden death in 1894 from a cerebral haemorrhage.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1896
- 1896
- Novel
Protagonisti. Archibald Weir. Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale. Weir di Hermiston (titolo originale Weir of Hermiston ), pubblicato in Italia anche con i titoli Cristina e Il giudice [1] è un romanzo incompiuto di Robert Louis Stevenson pubblicato postumo nel 1896 .
- Cristina, Il giudice
- 1896
- Weir of Hermiston
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Weir of Hermiston, fragment of an uncompleted novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, published posthumously in 1896. Stevenson used the novel in part as an effort to understand his youthful quarrel with his own father. Rich in psychological characterizations, with masterful dialogue and a beautiful prose
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Read the Virtual Book. Summary. In Weir of Hermiston, Adam Weir marries Jeannie Rutherford of Hermiston. Weir is the Lord Justice Clerk (the most senior judge in Scotland), a severe and gruff man who uses coarse language and likes his drink. Jeannie, on the other hand is “pious, anxious, tender, tearful, and incompetent” (p. 162).
7 nov 2010 · WEIR OF HERMISTON. AN UNFINISHED ROMANCE. by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. fine-paper edition. london CHATTO & WINDUS 1913. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. TO MY WIFE. I saw rain falling and the rainbow drawnOn Lammermuir . Hearkening I heard againIn my precipitous city beaten bellsWinnow the keen sea wind .
Weir of Hermiston. Robert Louis Stevenson, Karl Miller (Editor) 3.41. 385 ratings46 reviews. The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.
Weir di Hermiston. Lingua originale: inglese. Traduzione di Giovanna Saffi. Titolo originale: Weir of Hermiston. Nota di Sidney Colvin. Seguito da una testimonianza di Lloyd Osbourne. Un giudice inflessibile: un volto di «un vecchio signore inumano e intrepido», modellato dalla vita, cioè dal destino.
