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Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island , Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses .
Apr 2, 2014 · Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish writer notable for such novels as 'Treasure Island,' 'Kidnapped' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.'
May 29, 2024 · Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889). Stevenson’s biography of Pierre-Jean de Béranger.
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.
A brief summary of Stevenson’s life. For more information see our recommended biographies . An Imaginative Childhood (1850-1867) Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was born November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the only child of respectable middle-class parents.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Life. The Life section of the RLS Website is devoted to telling the story of Stevenson – who he was, where he travelled, who his friends and family were, and what he wrote. Below you will find a brief biography, which gives an overview of Stevenson’s life.
Robert Louis Stevenson, one of the masters of the Victorian adventure story, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 13, 1850. He was often sick as a child, and respiratory troubles plagued him throughout his life.
A representative of Neo-Romanticism during the Modernist period of English literature, Stevenson was an incredibly popular and successful writer. Though many leading critics dismissed his work entirely, he was admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Vladimir Nabokov, and J. M. Barrie.
Robert Louis Stevenson: From Scotland to Samoa. Take a glimpse into the mind behind 'Treasure Island' and learn how Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson experienced life to the fullest...
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer; but he is probably best known for the classics Treasure Island, A Child’s Garden of Verses, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
