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About Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850, the only son of an engineer, Thomas Stevenson. Despite a lifetime of poor health, Stevenson was a keen traveller, and his first book An Inland Voyage (1878) recounted a canoe tour of France and Belgium. In 1880, he married an American divorcee, Fanny Osbourne, and there followed Stevenson's most productive period, in which he wrote, amongst other books, Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped (both 1886). In 1888, Stevenson left Britain in search of a more salubrious climate, settling in Samoa, where he died in 1894.

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Saint Andrew’s Day

Loving Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson from Macmillan Collector's Library.

22 days ago

Blackbeard

On the 22nd November 1718, the English pirate Blackbeard died! Why not try Ladybird Classics: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Ladybird.

1 month ago

Blackbeard

On the 22nd November 1718, the English pirate Blackbeard died! Why not try Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

Blackbeard

On this day in 1718, Edward Teach died. He was better known as Blackbeard and an English pirate. You'll love Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Puffin Classics.

1 month ago

Blackbeard

On this day in 1718, Edward Teach died. He was better known as Blackbeard and an English pirate. You'll love Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Faber & Faber.

1 month ago

World Children's Day

You'll love The Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Flying Eye Books.

1 month ago

World Children's Day

Could there be a better time to read Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Macmillan Collector's Library.

1 month ago

Happy birthday Robert Louis Stevenson

Happy Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson! Now's the time to read Kidnapped published by Puffin Classics.

1 month ago

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