Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He was born on 13 November 1850 and died on 3 December 1894.His parents were Thomas Stevenson, a and Margaret Isabella Balfour. He spent much of his childhood sick in bed with lung trouble. He studied law in Edinburgh University. But he turned his interest to writing. Some of his best known works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll. He is the subject of several literature classes, especially his book KIDNAPPED for children aged 12 to 13 across the globe
Robert Louis Stevenson | |
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Born | Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson 13 November 1850 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 3 December 1894 (aged 44) Vailima, Samoa |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Scottish |
Period | Victorian era |
Spouse | Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne |
Children | Isobel Osbourne (stepdaughter) Lloyd Osbourne (stepson) |
Relatives | Thomas Stevenson Margaret Isabella Balfour |
Selected works
- Treasure Island (1883)
- A Child's Garden of Verses (1885)
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886)
- Kidnapped (1886)
- The Black Arrow (1888)
- The Master of Ballantrae (1889)
- Island Nights' Entertainments (1893)
References
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