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Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses .
Long John Silver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the novel Treasure Island (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. The most colourful and complex character in the book, he continues to appear in popular culture.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish writer notable for such novels as 'Treasure Island,' 'Kidnapped' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.'.
Apr 9, 2024 · Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889). Stevenson’s biography of Pierre-Jean de Béranger.
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- Robert Louis Stevenson was the only son of Thomas Stevenson, a prosperous civil engineer, and his wife, Margaret Isabella Balfour. In his teens he...
- Robert Louis Stevenson was expected to join the family profession of lighthouse engineering but had no desire to be an engineer. He eventually agre...
- In 1876 Robert Louis Stevenson met and fell in love with Fanny Osbourne, an American separated from her husband. She returned to California in 1878...
Nov 4, 2015 · Fun facts about the life and work of Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island. 1. We’ve been mispronouncing his middle name all this time. Stevenson – or ‘RLS’ as he is sometimes known – was born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson, in 1850. He later changed ‘Lewis’ to ‘Louis’, but continued to pronounce it ‘Lewis’.
The song names many of Treasure Island's characters in its lyrics, and was often dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson in live performance. "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" and "Always Know Where You Are" are songs performed by Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik for Disney's animated retelling.
A list of all the characters in Treasure Island. Treasure Island characters include: Jim Hawkins , Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey , Captain Smollett, Long John Silver .
