Merry Christmas, Michael! Juan from plagued by visions is hitting a rough patch ATM. And I was wondering: would it be possible to do some sort of fund raise?

Thrawn Janet and Markheim great stories. I plan on getting to More New Arabian Nights and Black Arrow in 2025.😊

There's a mystery at the start of Tarzan of the Apes: the narrator has been told the story by someone who had no right to do so. In one of the Venus books, Carson Napier meets a mysterious woman who disappears and we learn from a newspaper article that she died in a fire back on Earth. ERB never elaborated on either.

I love the old paper back covers. What is your fav covers and why. I have noticed some ERB books and would love to dive in. But the covers must be special.?

great video, if you like the DC vs Marvel book then you should try the JLA/Avengers cross over.

Wow! RLS The New Arabian Nights

Hola, Michael! Great video! Mr. Stevenson's "Strange Case..." sure is great! It's such an excellent exploration into the battling drives of the human psyche: those base and carnal, violent urges, versus the noble pursuits, and it's really a fast read, as well. And "Kidnapped" and "Treasure Island" -- so good!! Thanks for bringing him to the fore again!

Hi, Michael. Although there is not much overlap between your reading taste and mine, some of my favorite words on BookTube are, “Roger and I have returned!” I always appreciate your knowledge, enthusiasm, charm, and wit-not to mention Roger’s classic good looks! Thanks for brightening up my days.👍🏼

I actually just read Stevenson for the first time recently when I read Treasure Island and then Kidnapped. Maybe I should try to get a collection like you have that my kids may rummage through when they’re older.

One of my very favorite writers.I finished watching the tv show "Black Sails" recently, and I am now re-reading "Treasure Island." I was gifted a copy of "Travels with a Donkey" for Christmas, so I'll be reading that very soon.

RLS was working on a sequel to J&H called "The Somewhat Familiar Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." But it was too formulaic.

I was watching this and something clicked in my brain. I am not sure if I've read any books/stories from RLS. I do remember I used to pronounce it in my head as, "Louise", until adulthood. I have no idea why. But I remembered the children's book, A Children's Garden of Verses. It lives buried in my winter stuff drawer. The name on it says, "A TELL-A-TALE BOOK." I have a copy from my kindergarten teacher... from 1974. THAT THING IS 50 YEARS OLD! "I'm OLD!" /Jamie Lee Curtis

I remember enjoying Kidnapped in Middle School. Stumbled upon it in the library

One of my favorite writers of all time. Treasure Island was the first "adult book" I ever read. I am rereading Master of Ballantrae for 2025. South Sea Tales has a lot of innovative and progressive ideas, was one of the first examples of magical realism, and his real life in the Pacific as part of his TB "cure" is even more interesting. But his horror stories are outstanding. The Sire De Malétroit's Door was made into a Boris Karloff movie called The Strange Door which scared the hell out of me as a kid. And of course, Dr. J and Mr. H is my second favorite horror story. Just under Varney!

I LOVE Robert Louis Stevenson!

I just got my first epic collection Morbius volume one! I’m very excited

Only read Treasure Island and loved it.

Yeh RLS was kinda crazy, he even visited Australia quite regularly, no really he did. Didnt help his writing, probably made it worse actually 🤭 I'm not a fan. 🤭

Not just his fiction, which is insanely great. BUt his travel writing is terrific. His essays are also amazing. Hell, his children's poetry is also fabulous.

I’m currently (paused for a few months) reading The Black Arrow, really enjoying it.

On the last Friday of the year, I guess I was expecting you to review Daniel Defoe's ROBINSON CRUSOE . . .

Hello Michael! If a person reads Kidnapped, then they should also read Catriona which is a sequel to and immediately picks up where Kidnapped left off. Have a great day!

“Kidnapped” is a wonderful novel. Everyone should read it. It’s very Scottish. 👍

_The Master of Ballantrae_ Roger can read them for free. Virginia Woolf failed to appreciate RLS. Woe is she!

A big book, you say? 😜

I bought my niece's son Treasure Island for his birthday. I don't know if it will ever get read but I do hope so. I loved that book when I was a kid The Black Arrow was my favorite by him. I still occasionally re-read it today.. I hope people can find his works again. You would think with Treasure Island being adapted into movies and mini series more people would remember him.

I just read Treasure Island for the first time since high school last week. Not my favorite of his work, but it was still a lot of fun! I think it's a shame that Stevenson wasn't able to lean more into horror. He was great at it.

Thank you for bringing up this book - this is the same edition I have. He deserves to be read more today. Richard Holmes did his take on "Travels with a Donkey.." which was well done.

RLS has been kind of hit and miss for me. I understand how influential his work was, but while his work is important to literature, I did not always enjoy it. Treasure Island is my favorite though.

I have a Barnes & Noble omnibus edition of Robert Louis Stevenson that includes Kidnapped, along with Treasure Island, Weir of Hermiston, The Black Arrow, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. However, it doesn't have any of his shorter works. I do like The Black Arrow, maybe a bit better than you do, likely because I read it right after Treasure Island and enjoyed both books and went on to read his other novels. I do agree with you that Stevenson is being forgotten as an author, outside of Treasure Island and Doctor Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Makes me wonder when people see a movie adaptation of the latter even know it was taken from Stevenson's story.

Not sure if that book has it ? But there is a classic Very Funny story by RLS called The Wrong Box. They a also made movie of it . The movie is also great and hilarious.

You like that Great Tales of the Supernatural so you really should let your followers know what you think of the Complete Short Stories of Arthur Conan (CONAN!) Doyle. I'm not talking (TOLKEIN!) about his Sherlock Holmes books.

Waiting for LORD OF THUNDER to be on book of the week!! I didn't know he wrote the suicide club.....I've heard two different radio adaptations of that story!!

I was just thinking about reading more RLS this year. Nice timing. I love the way you turn to Roger for affirmation as you talk. Lol

Cannibal #1: "I don't like my mother-in-law". Cannibal #2: "Just eat the fries then". You've made "Typee" sound fascinating Michael, I've added it to my list. The Marvel Boy/Crusader story is one of my favourite FF stories and I think Roy Thomas is right up there as one of the book's great writers.

Oh what calumny! To have the work of a Master reduced to a “recommendation”. A recommendation made by so hirsute a mere acolyte. Fate I must faint at such travesty!

I did read Treasure Island and Jekyll/Hyde a few months ago, but you’ve gotten me curious about his travel essays. First hand historical accounts preserve what it was like before fast and easy travel and telecommunication homogenized much of the world.

RLS is one of my favorite authors, I've liked almost everything I've read by him. I still need to read the sequel to Kidnapped!

Love Stevenson. We have here collected stories and some novels in other editions. I am interested in essays and notes from his travelings, but it's probably impossible to find. In Belgrade, people love this writer. We even have an edition of his best horror stories in Serbia. Both that book a couple of months ago. Also, read all his short stories. Borges loved Stevenson's prose also. Happy holidays, Michael and Roger.

I read South Pacific Tales recently which is Oxford collection of his 3 short books and some extras. My library has a collection of his non fiction travel books, but I havent yet located them on the shelves :)

It is always great to see you MKV..Greetings from a far away foggy Killiney Bay..(curiosity will make you look it up)...Best Wishes to you.. Merry Xmas!

So glad to see you’re going to read BOTNS, easily my favorite series! These books are insanely layered, for example Wolfe didn’t give people strange names for no reason, they are names of Saints and as you read you should look up the name and read the story of the saint and how it’s relevant, same with animal names are mostly prehistoric animals, and things are not always what it seems, is the tower they live in really a tower?. Alzabo Soup has a phenomenal podcast where they break down BOTNS 2 chapters at a time that I can’t suggest highly enough to get the most out of the books, I recommend waiting til you’re 1/2 way through Shadow of the Torturer before you start listening to avoid any foreshadowing, they’re good with not giving spoilers. Podcast is on Spotify and Apple maybe even KZbin, but again can’t recommend pairing the books with the podcast!!

You gotta go to REH Days in Cross Plains Texas. June 7th.

What you’re not understanding is that she wasn’t batgirl when she was shot. Batgirl would’ve disarmed the joker. Barbara Gordon would not, and did not. When she’s batgirl, she’s anticipating crime, she’s expecting the unexpected. As a civilian, she’s vulnerable.

I’m a bit confused by the Del Rey versions. So do the Del Rey ones have different stories than the new published books that contain the 6 main novels?

A Very Merry Christmas to you and your family. I loved seeing your dogs, very cute. Also thanks for all the interesting and cool things you introduce to us from last year. Cheer !!!

Merry Christmas Michael. I love your channel because you have such fun taste in books and a very pleasant personality! Happy holidays ✨ Ps your dogs are adorable!

I agree that DeFalco is worthwhile. Discovering his runs on Thor and FF is a pleasant surprise.

I agree that Vince Coletta is a fine inker of Thor. The critics must never have read Captain America and the unfortunate set of inkers that Kirby got stuck with on that title…

Your dogs are adorable!😊