Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson, born on this day (November 13th) in 1850. He wrote many no
Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson, born on this day (November 13th) in 1850. He wrote many novels, including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886 and Treasure Island in 1883. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he also traveled around the world and settled in the Pacific late in life. This portrait was taken at Stevenson’s home in Samoa. It is his last portrait before his death in 1894.Images from:R.L. Stevenson Memories. Boston: Le Roy Phillips.The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1924.Treasure Island, Prince Otto. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1922. -- source link
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