Search results
May 11, 1993 · Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny. Alexandra Lapierre, Carol Cosman (Translator) 4.21. 135ratings28reviews. Kindle $12.99. 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.
Oct 25, 2000 · John Ezard. Tue 24 Oct 2000 22.27 EDT. One of the enduring mysteries of English literature was solved last night when it emerged that the first, impassioned draft of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr...
Jun 1, 1995 · Perhaps for the first time, Fanny Stevenson has emerged from under the immense shadow of her husband, the author of "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
Nov 29, 2010 · Fanny Stevenson : a romance of destiny. First published in France where it caused a literary sensation and became an instant bestseller, this is Alexandra Lapierre's celebrated, award-winning biography of Robert Louis Stevenson's wife.
Fanny Stevenson. Fanny Vandegrift was born in Indianapolis, the daughter of builder Jacob Vandegrift, and his wife Esther Thomas Keen. She was something of a tomboy, and had dark curly hair. At the age of seventeen she married Samuel Osbourne, a lieutenant on the State Governor's staff. Their daughter Isobel (or 'Belle') was born the following ...
- books.google.com
- › Biography & Autobiography
- › General
This is the remarkable story of his wife Fanny, the American woman eleven years his senior who influenced every facet of his life and work, and who remains in her own right one of the most truly independent and free-spirited women of her generation.
Nov 13, 2013 · In “real life” and real time (1880), Stevenson pursued Fanny all the way to California with the fervor of a cutlass-wielding, treasure-hunting action hero, risking everything, health, funds, work, parental disfavor, crossing an ocean and a continent to track her down and win her hand, though doing so meant taking responsibility for three childre...
Related searches
