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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. It was cut short by Stevenson's sudden death in 1894 from a cerebral haemorrhage. The novel is set at the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1896
- 1896
- Novel
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.
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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 de nov. de 2010 · The character of the hero, Weir of Hermiston, is avowedly suggested by the historical personality of Robert Macqueen, Lord Braxfield. This famous judge has been for generations the subject of a hundred Edinburgh tales and anecdotes.
Quick Reference. An unfinished novel by R. L. Stevenson, published 1896. Archie Weir is the only child of Adam Weir, Lord Hermiston, the lord justice clerk, a formidable ‘hanging judge’, based on the character of Robert Macqueen, Lord Braxfield (1722–99), known as ‘the Jeffrey of Scotland’.
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.
1 de jan. de 2009 · Weir of Hermiston. Robert Louis Stevenson. The Floating Press, Jan 1, 2009 - Fiction - 206 pages. Although considered by many to be Robert Louis Stevenson's greatest work of literature,...
