Stevenson, Robert Louis (Balfour)
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born Nov. 13, 1850, Edinburgh, Scot.
died Dec. 3, 1894, Vailima, Samoa
Scottish essayist, novelist, and poet.
He prepared for a law career but never practiced. He traveled frequently, partly in search of better climates for his tuberculosis, which would eventually cause his death at age 44. He became known for accounts such as
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879) and essays in periodicals, first collected in
Virginibus Puerisque (1881). His immensely popular novels
Treasure Island (1883),
Kidnapped (1886), and
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and
The Master of Ballantrae (1889) were written over the course of a few years.
A Child's Garden of Verses (1885) is one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. In his last years he lived in Samoa and produced works moving toward a new maturity, including the story "The Beach of Falesá" (1892) and the novel
Weir of Hermiston (1896), his unfinished masterpiece.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Stevenson,Robert Louis Balfour — Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour. 1850 1894. British writer of essays, poetry, and novels, including Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886). * * * … Universalium
Stevenson, Robert Louis (Balfour) — (13 nov. 1850, Edimburgo, Escocia–3 dic. 1894, Vailima, Samoa). Ensayista, novelista y poeta escocés. A pesar de que estudió leyes, jamás ejerció como abogado. Realizó muchos viajes, en parte para buscar mejores aires para mitigar su tuberculosis … Enciclopedia Universal
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS BALFOUR — novelist and essayist, grandson of the preceding, born at Edinburgh, where in 1875 he was called to the bar, after disappointing his father by not following the family vocation of engineering; had already begun to write for the magazines, and… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Stevenson, Robert Louis — ▪ British author Introduction in full Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson born Nov. 13, 1850, Edinburgh died Dec. 3, 1894, Vailima, Samoa Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island… … Universalium
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson — noun Scottish author (1850 1894) • Syn: ↑Stevenson, ↑Robert Louis Stevenson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Stevenson, Robert Louis — (1850 1894) He was a Scottish poet, born in Edinburgh, the son of a lighthouse engineer, who from about his eighteenth year dropped the use of his third Christian name, Balfour, and changed the spelling of Lewis to Louis. He was an imaginative … British and Irish poets
Robert Louis Stevenson — noun Scottish author (1850 1894) • Syn: ↑Stevenson, ↑Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Robert Louis Stevenson [Robert Louis … Useful english dictionary
Stevenson, Robert Louis — (1850 1894) Novelist and essayist, was b. at Edin., the s. of Thomas S., a distinguished civil engineer. His health was extremely delicate. He was destined for the engineering profession, in which his family had for two generations been… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Robert-Louis Stevenson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Robert Stevenson et Stevenson. Robert Louis Stevenson … Wikipédia en Français
Robert Louis Stevenson — Nacimiento 13 de noviembre de 1850 Edimburgo, Escocia … Wikipedia Español
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