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1 - 10 of 10. Sort Poems. Most Votes. Most Storied. Most Shared. Highest Rated. Requiem. Famous Poem. in Famous Death Poems. In this short and powerful poem, Robert Louis Stevenson's writes from the perspective of the deceased who calmly faces death with peace and contentment.
Robert Louis Stevenson. 1850–1894. Photo by Bettmann / Getty Images. 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 is known for his literary contributions in the 17th century in various genres. Here are his best 10 poems. Though he had to undergo physical afflictions due to his weak lungs, he had his share of happiness. From a very young age, literature became his source of remedy for his sufferings.
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The Best Robert Louis Stevenson Poems. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) As well as writing Treasure Island and Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) also wrote the perennially popular A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885), a collection of poems for younger readers.
My Shadow. By Robert Louis Stevenson. I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
At the Sea-Side. By Robert Louis Stevenson. When I was down beside the sea. A wooden spade they gave to me. To dig the sandy shore. My holes were empty like a cup. In every hole the sea came up. Till it could come no more. Source: The Golden Book of Poetry (1947)
