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Article: The versatility of Robert Louis Stevenson.
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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THE imminent centenary of the death of Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa in the South Seas on December 3, 1894 provides an opportunity to assess his literary work. He was a writer of remarkable versatility, essayist, novelist, writer of fables and ballads, poet, playwright, travel writer, and he excelled as an author of short stories, revealing a rare genius.
Louis was born in Edinburgh on November 13, 1850 at 8 Howard Place, a street of elegant houses lying north of the Water of Leith in what is now known as Edinburgh's New Town. Both his father Thomas and his grandfather Robert were remarkable men, lighthouse engineers. Robert's most celebrated work was the Bell Rock ...