Robert Louis Stevenson | Biography, Famous Works, Books, Death . . . Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)
Robert Louis Stevenson | The most comprehensive web resource dedicated . . . The most comprehensive web resource dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson, designed for all: academics, school children and everybody interested in learning about RLS This is the place for information on Stevenson’s life and works – and much more
The Life - Robert Louis Stevenson Museum Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was born November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the only child of respectable middle-class parents His father, Thomas, belonged to a family of engineers who had built most of the deep-sea lighthouses around the coast of Scotland
10 of the Best Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson Below, we introduce ten of Robert Louis Stevenson’s greatest stories and make the case for why you should read them all 1 ‘ Markheim ’ Let’s start with one of Stevenson’s most unsettling short stories, from 1885 and based on Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment
Robert Louis Stevenson | The Poetry Foundation Robert Louis Stevenson is best known as the author of the children’s classic Treasure Island (1882), and the adult horror story, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) Both of these novels have curious origins
Robert Louis Stevenson Biography - Brandeis University Robert Louis Stevenson was born to Thomas and Margaret Isabella Balfour Stevenson in Edinburgh on 13 November 1850 From the beginning he was sickly Through much of his childhood he was attended by his faithful nurse, Alison Cunningham, known as Cummy in the family circle
Robert Louis Stevenson - Biography and Literary Works of Robert Louis . . . Robert Louis Stevenson, an iconic literary figure, started writing at a young age and earned unprecedented success during his life A man with high ambitions, Stevenson entered into the world of writing while studying at Edinburgh University, where his initial writings got published