Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) wrote the world’s most enduring story of adventure at sea, Treasure Island. Despite ill health, Stevenson led an exciting life, mirrored in a prodigious body of work, including New Arabian Nights, In the South Seas, Kidnapped, and his study of good versus evil, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In 1880 he married American artist Fanny Osbourne. They called the island of Samoa home until Stevenson died of a stroke, Fanny by his side.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- The Lantern-Bearers, an essay, in Stories of the Week: 2024
- Treasure Island: The Black Spot, a novel excerpt, in Stories of the Week: 2018–2019
- My First Book: “Treasure Island”, an essay, in Stories of the Week: 2014–2015
- On Marriage, an essay, in Stories of the Week: 2009–2010