About Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov. Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the canon. He prepared for a law career but never practiced. He travelled frequently, partly in search of better climates for his tuberculosis, which would eventually contribute to his death at age 44.
Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov. Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did n...
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| 1. Treasure Island: Profusely Illustrated, Arranged for Young Readers (Youn... Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: W. B. Conkey Company
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| 3. The Black Arrow / a Tale of the Two Roses (Hardcover) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Frances Brundage Publisher: the saalfield publishing company
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| 4. Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (Golden Books Editio... Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Alice Provensen Publisher: Golden Books
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02/14/2017
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818 Reviews |
| 5. Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (Library Binding) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Alice Provensen Publisher: Golden Books
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02/14/2017
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387 Reviews |
| 6. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Study & Revise for Gcse) (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Mulheran Publisher: Hodder Education
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06/23/2016
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| 7. Treasure Island [Hebrew Edition] (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: SonicBooks
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06/15/2016
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| 8. My Shadow (Hardcover) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Sara Sanchez Publisher: Sky Pony Press
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03/15/2016
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54 Reviews |
| 9. Treasure Island (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: silksoundbooks Limited
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11/19/2015
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| 10. Treasure Island (Puffin Pixels) (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Puffin Books
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10/06/2015
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| 11. Tales of the Horrible and Fantastic: Penny Dreadfuls (Paperback) Author: D. Martinez Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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06/04/2015
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| 12. Treasure Island (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: The Classic Collection
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03/16/2015
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| 13. Treasure Island (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Phoenix Books
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01/05/2015
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| 14. Graphic Classics: Robert Louis Stevenson: Graphic Classics Volume 9 (Kin... Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Hunt Emerson, Roger Langridge, Lance Tooks, Shary Flenniken, Maxon Crumb, Johnny Ryan, Cynthia Martin, Joe Ollman Publisher: Eureka Productions
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05/22/2014
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| 15. Treasure Island 1 (Korean edition) (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Never Ending Story
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| 16. La isla del tesoro (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Robert Ingpen Publisher: Blume
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12/01/2012
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| 17. Kidnapped (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Empire Books
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10/31/2012
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| 18. TREASURE ISLAND: Tale of "Pirates and Buried Gold" (Great Illu... Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Louis Rhead |
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07/26/2012
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| 19. The Wrong Box (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: CreateSpace
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07/09/2012
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152 Reviews |
| 20. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: CreateSpace
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06/21/2012
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| 21. Treasure Island (Paperback) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: CreateSpace
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06/21/2012
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| 22. Graphic Classics Volume 9: Robert Louis Stevenson (2nd Edition) (Graphic... Author: Chad Carpenter, Hunt Emerson, Michael Slack, Robert Louis Stevenson, Roger Langridge, Simon Gane, Lance Tooks, Shary Flenniken, Lisa K. Weber, Mort Castle, Maxon Crumb, Tom Neely, Alex Burrows, Johnny Ryan, Cynthia Martin, Anton Emdin, Joe Ollman, Neale Blanden, Peter Gullerud, Rico Schacherl, Scott Lincoln Publisher: Eureka Productions
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| 23. KIDNAPPED: A Historical Fiction Adventure Novel (Great Illustrated and A... Author: Robert Louis Stevenson |
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| 24. Cities by the Sea: Around the World (Paperback) Author: Dawn Heston Illustrator: Anne Baasch Publisher: Songbird Publishing LLC
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04/23/2012
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| 25. A child's garden of verses (Illustrated) (Kindle edition) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: Maria L Kirk Publisher: Redhen
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