Olalla

Robert Louis Stevenson was a British writer, poet, essayist and novelist of the Victorian era, who wrote novels, and books of short stories, poems and travels, as well as publications on various topics. He was a prolific author with at least forty-six literary works, being widely known for his greatest successes: Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Black Arrow, among others. Furthermore, this short story, Olalla, is also one of his most renowned works. This e-book includes the original text and the analysis of this literary work, divided into the following sections: ● Introduction. ● Olalla. ● Final considerations. The first part provides an overview of the literary style of Robert Louis Stevenson, giving some clues about this sensational story. In the second, there is the story, and in the third the background of this literary work is explained. It should be noted that this short story, well received by literary critics, is a tale of love and vampires, immersed in the existential problem of human suffering (philosophical and religious), in which true love arises, but each person must sacrifice, understand its life mission and fulfill the destiny.