Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 84 Simpson, E. Blantyre (Evelyn Blantyre) 1856 1920 Simpson, Evelyn Blantyre Blantyre, Evelyn Simpson Simpson, Eve Blantyre 06022390 Robert Louis Stevenson Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Robert Louis Stevenson" by E. Blantyre Simpson is a biography written in the early 20th century, specifically around the 1900s. The book provides an insightful overview of the life and works of the renowned Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, who is celebrated for his literary contributions and adventurous spirit. It likely explores his upbringing, literary career, struggles with health, and the impact of his works on both his readers and the literary landscape. In this biography, Simpson delves into Stevenson's early life in Edinburgh, highlighting his unique childhood experiences that shaped his outlook on life. The narrative traces Stevenson's journey from a fragile boy plagued by health issues to a prolific writer known for works such as "Treasure Island" and "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." Aside from detailing Stevenson's growth as a writer, the text also captures his adventurous spirit as seen through his travels across Europe and the South Seas, ultimately leading to his settling in Samoa. Throughout, the author portrays the dichotomy of Stevenson’s character—his artistic passion alongside a relentless pursuit of health—and how these themes resonate through his literary achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 74503 73111 2024-10-02T10:07:35.257260 2023-10-02T08:57:27.004403 text/html text/html 68792 2021-01-09T00:39:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 28533 2021-01-09T00:39:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105193 2024-10-02T10:07:40.539240 application/epub+zip 104495 2024-10-02T10:07:38.156243 application/epub+zip 87923 2024-10-02T10:07:37.015261 application/epub+zip 216946 2024-10-02T10:07:42.302222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210058 2024-10-02T10:07:39.870247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162142 2022-09-02T11:56:59.452257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66546 66455 2024-10-02T10:07:34.986271 2023-10-02T08:57:26.833398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66404 2021-01-09T00:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27653 2021-01-09T00:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19490 2024-10-02T10:07:42.422225 application/rdf+xml 14623 2024-10-02T10:07:37.559239 image/jpeg 3960 2024-10-02T10:07:37.285248 image/jpeg 104399 2024-10-02T10:07:35.265404 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia