• Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist and travel writer
• He is best known for his evergreen works “treasure Island, kidnapped and strange cast of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”.
• Date of birth: 13 November 1850
• Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Mother: Margaret Stevenson
• Father: Thomas Stevenson
• Spouse: fanny Stevenson
• Education:
Mr Henderson school
Robert Thomson’s school
Edinburgh Academy
University of Edinburgh
• About:
Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from serious health problems throughout his life, but continued to write and travel widely in spite of his poor health.
Stevenson spend several years in search of a location suited to his health
And finally got settled in Samoa, where he died
He published his first volume at the age of 28, he become a literary celebrity when his works such as “TREASURE ISLAND, KIDNAPPED STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND HYDE” were released
• Contributions:
Treasure Island
A child’s garden of verses
Kidnapped
Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• Achievements:
He is ranked as the 26th most translated author in the world
• Date of death: 23rd December 1894 (aged 44)
• Resting place: samoa
• Famous quotes by Robert Lewis Stevenson
“DON’T JUDGE EACH DAY BY THE HARVEST YOU REAP BUT BY THE SEADS THAT YOU PLANT”