Who was Robert Louis Stevenson?
Essayist Poet and Novelist.
Date and Place of Birth:
13th November 1850, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Family Background:
Only son of Thomas Stevenson, a prosperous civil
engineer and Engineer to the Board of Northern Lighthouses and Margaret
Isabella Balfour.
Education:
Local schools. Edinburgh Academy. Edinburgh University.
Chronology/Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson:
Written Works:
- 1886: “Dr
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”. “Kidnapped”.
- 1890:
“Ballads”.
- 1894: “Collected
Works”. “The Ebb Tide”.
Marriage:
19th May 1880 to Mrs Fanny Osbourne.
Places of Interest:
CUMBRIA:
Globe Hotel, Cockermouth.
EDINBURGH:
The Writers Museum, Lady Stairs House, Lady Stairs
Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PA.
Date and Place of Death:
3rd December 1894, Vailma, Samoa.
Age at Death:
44.
Site of Grave:
The Stevenson family home, Vailma, Samoa.
Further Information:
The Robert Louis Stevenson Club
c/o Ms M Bean
37 Landor Road
Edinburgh
EH1 I06
