Set on Christmas Day, the story follows Markheim, an enigmatic and troubled man who, after committing a heinous crime in an antique shop, encounters a mysterious stranger. This unexpected meeting forces Markheim to confront his own conscience and the moral choices that define his existence. »Markheim« is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, originally published in 1884. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850–1894] was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He is among the 30 most translated authors of all time and has been praised by Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, and Bertolt Brecht. Treasure Island is his most famous work, along with the gothic sci-fi novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.