{"product_id":"olalla-robert-louis-stevenson-9781546548737","title":"Olalla","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull text.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA nameless English soldier is recovering from his wounds in a Spanish hospital, where his doctor suggests he take up temporary residence with a local family. The once-noble family consists of a mother, a son (Felipe) and a daughter (Olalla). The Englishman is welcomed by the son and begins to develop a casual friendliness with the mother. Both are described as \"stupid\" and \"slothful\" but the narrator emphasises the simple pleasure of their company. Some time passes without sight of Olalla and when she finally appears, our hero falls desperately in love with her, and she with him. He recognises an extraordinary intellect in the girl and expresses a desire to take her away from the decaying home of her kinsmen. They profess their love for one another, but Olalla urges the Englishman to leave at once, keeping her always in his memory...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dark short story is based on a dream that Stevenson had and in his 1888 essay \u003ci\u003eA Chapter on Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e he describes the difficulties he had in fitting his vision into a narrative framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Louis Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546548734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546548737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d","brand":"Robert Louis Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974617092351,"sku":"9781546548737","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e5eb270-5c87-47d1-842e-8694d4035d83.jpg?v=1750875553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olalla-robert-louis-stevenson-9781546548737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}