all of Stevenson's works, The OfMaster of Ballantrae is the only one which he repeatedly referred to as a tragedy. While many of the earlier titles emphasize success as a result of heroic endeavor, this book seems to suggest that any such endeavor is bound to fail. While many readers view it as Stevenson's finest completed work, others find the grimness of both the plot and the nature of...
One of the hallmarks of the Victorian literary achievement is genius wedded to industry and professionalism. One has only to think of Dickens and Trollope or George Eliot and Matthew Arnold to recall ...
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When one reads the nonfiction work of Robert Louis Stevenson along with the novels and short stories, a more complete portrait emerges of the author than that of the romantic vagabond one usually as...
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The life of Robert Louis Stevenson was regarded by his public, his friends, and his biographers to be as thrilling as the adventures in the stories he wrote. He was born in Scotland on 13 November 185...
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At the time of his death in Samoa in 1894, Robert Louis Stevenson was regarded by many critics and a large reading public as the most important writer in the English-speaking world. "Surely another ...
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A combination of artistic ambitions, a thirst for adventure and discovery, courtship of and eventual marriage to an American, and above all poor health turned Robert Louis Stevenson into a life-long w...
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The Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was one of the most popular and highly regarded British writers of the end of the 19th century. He played a significant par...
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As the author of three of the most-loved adventure novels of all time-- Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde--Robert Louis Stevenson has won a reputation as a gr...
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Biography EssayOne of the hallmarks of the Victorian literary achievement is genius wedded to industry and professionalism. One has only to think of Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope or George Elio...
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Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson