Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Happy Birthday To Robert Louis Stevenson

 
As Biography.com notes, Robert Louis Stevenson, one of my favorite childhood writers, was born on this day in 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Robert Louis Stevenson traveled often, and his global wanderings lent themselves well to his brand of fiction. Stevenson developed a desire to write early in life, having no interest in the family business of lighthouse engineering. He was often abroad, usually for health reasons, and his journeys led to some of his early literary works. Publishing his first volume at the age of 28, Stevenson became a literary celebrity during his life when works such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were released to eager audiences. He died in Samoa in 1894.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.biography.com/people/robert-louis-stevenson-9494571

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