The Suicide Club (short story collection)
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The Suicide Club is a collection of three 19th century detective fiction short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson that combine to form a single narrative. First published in the London Magazine in 1878, they were collected and republished in the first volume of the New Arabian Nights.
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Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Cover artist | Teresa Delgado |
Country | Scotland |
Language | English |
Series | Later-day Arabian Nights |
Genre | Detective fiction short story |
Publisher | London Magazine |
Publication date | June–October 1878 |
Media type | Print (Periodical) |
Followed by | The Rajah's Diamond |
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The trilogy introduces the characters of Prince Florizel of Bohemia and his sidekick Colonel Geraldine. In this cycle they infiltrate a secret society of people intent on losing their lives.
It has been described as: "The Prince's investigation of the macabre club and its criminally inclined president makes for one of Stevenson’s most exciting and suspenseful tales."[1]
The cycle has been adapted for stage, film and television on a number of occasions.