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Fanny Stevenson. Frances Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (10 March 1840 – 18 February 1914) was an American magazine writer. [1] [2] She became a supporter and later the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson, and the mother of Isobel Osbourne, Samuel Lloyd Osbourne, and Hervey Stewart Osbourne.
Fanny Van De Grift Stevenson (1840-1914) The First Forty Years: Prairies, Pioneers, and Painters Born Frances Matilda Van de Grift on March 10, 1840 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Fanny was the oldest of six children. Her parents, Jacob and Esther, were both from Philadelphia and were of Swedish and Dutch ancestry. Jacob was a carpenter and […]
Stevenson, Fanny (1840–1914)Wife and caretaker of Robert Louis Stevenson who defied convention to marry him and is credited with a strong influence on his work. Name variations: Frances Vandegrift or Frances Van de Grift; Frances or Fanny Osbourne. Source for information on Stevenson, Fanny (1840–1914): Women in World History: A ...
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Oct 25, 2000 · Fanny Stevenson burned it after dismissing it to a friend as "a quire full of utter nonsense". She said - of what became the world's most admired and profound horror story - "He said it was his ...
May 11, 1993 · Alexandra Lapierre, Carol Cosman (Translator) 4.21. 136 ratings28 reviews. Providing a clear, accurate picture of the woman behind the genius, an incisive biography of the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson traces Fanny Stevenson's life from her early years in America to her days after his death. Genres Biography Nonfiction History France.
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Jun 1, 1995 · Fanny's relationship with Stevenson was itself unusual enough. When they met in France in 1876, she was a 35-year-old married woman with two children who had arrived from the American Wild West ...
Feb 21, 2014 · Even less has been written about Fanny. The most recent biography of her, “Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny” (Carroll & Graf) by the French writer Alexandra LaPierre, was released in 1995. Louis, as Stevenson was known, and Fanny were two very different people.
