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Prince Otto, a Romance

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .und rose again, and was crowned by the confused roofs and gables of the palace.  The modern pillared front, the ball-room, the great library, the princely apartments, the busy and illuminated quarters of that great house, all faced the town.  The garden side was much older; and here it was almost dark; only a few windows quietly lighted at various elevations.  The great square tower rose, thinning by stages like a telescope; and on the top of all the flag hung motionless.

The garden, as it now lay in the dusk and glimmer of the starshine, breathed of April violets.  Under night’s cavern arch the shrubs obscurely bustled.  Through the plotted terraces and down the marble stairs the Prince rapidly descended, fleeing before uncomfortable thoughts.  But, alas! from these there is no city of refuge.  And now, when he was about midway of the descent, distant strains of music began to fall upon his ear from the ball-room, where the court was dan. . . Read More

Community Reviews

After reading Stevenson's Treasure Island, Prince Otto is a startling change of pace. From adventure and pirates and sailing and treasure in the Caribbean--to political intrigue and romance in Germany.

The book, as I understand it, was not well-received in its time, and to be fair, I can see why. It

This was the second book in the seven-novel Robert Louis Stevenson collection my brother-in-law gave me for Christmas. This one had the same strong writing, but was all around slower and a little harder to get into than Treasure Island. The plot is based on royal politics of a fictional state in Ger

Prince Otto by R. L. Stevenson is supposed to be a classic love story; however, for me it was really boring with antiquated language that impeded understanding rather than enhance it. I understand that it was written for an audience of yesteryear, but today's audiences will not readily enjoy a book

"È noi stessi che non riusciamo a perdonare quando neghiamo il perdono a un altro"

Definitely the worst Robert Louis Stevenson book I've read. This is way different than his other stuff. It's not a romping adventure, it's way more focused on dialogue and the writing feels dense in general. I'm still glad I read it though. It's always nice to read some lesser-known works by an auth

ENGLISH: Years ago I read this book in a Spanish translation and didn't like it. Then I decided to give it another try in the original language, and this time I did like it! Part of the problem can be the fact that the translation I read was abridged... Or maybe I have changed in the meantime:-)

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