Robert Louis Stevenson (Novelist and Children's Writer)
Publish date: 2024-08-28
Profession: Novelist and Children's Writer
Biography: Robert Louis Stevenson is most well known for his novels "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped", "Kidnapped" and "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
Stevenson was also a poet, travel writer and playwright.
Born: November 13, 1850
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Star Sign: Scorpio
Died: December 3, 1894 (aged 44)
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Career Highlights
- 1883-11-14 "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co.
- 1886-01-05 "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson published by Longmans, Green & Co.
Personal Life
- 1880-05-19 Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (29) weds Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne (40) in San Francisco
Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson
- "To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life."
- "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."
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