Robert Louis Stevenson

2,705 books • 203 series

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. Chronically ill with bronchitis and possibly tuberculosis, Stevenson withdrew from engineering at Edinburgh University in favor of studying law. Although he passed the bar and became an advocate in 1875, he knew that his true work was as a writer. Between 1876 and his death in 1894, Stevenson wrote prolifically. His published dozens of essays, short stories, fiction, travel books, plays, letters, and poems. The most famous of his works include Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (1879), New Arabian Nights (1882), Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1887), Thrawn Janet (1887) and Kidnapped (1893). Robert Louis Stevenson died in Valima in 1894 of a brain hemorrhage.
Sep 1, 1948
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Kidnapped DLX

1 Dec 1964
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The Master of Ballantrae (Modern Library Classics (eBook)) (Oxford Paperbacks) (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback))

23 May 2019
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An Inland Voyage (Stanfords Travel Classics)

17 Jul 1986
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Doctor Jekyll and Mr.Hyde (Streamline Books) (Thornes Classic Novels) (Fleshcreepers S.) (Usborne Library of Fear, Fantasy & Adventure S.) (Target Classic) (Transaction Large Print S.) (Penguin Student Editions) (Thrillers & Chillers S.) (Classic Fiction) (Penguin Classics 60s S.) (Nightmares S.)

Dec 31, 1925
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St. Ives

Jan 1, 1920
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A Child's Garden of Verses (Storytime Books III) (Classic Illustrators Journals, #2) (Wee Books for Wee Folk) (Classics of Literature) (Miniature Editions) (Mini classics) (Dover Classic Stories Coloring Book) (Listen & Read S.) (Picture Lions S.) (Children's Classic Collections) (Golden Days nursery rhymes) (Dover Read and Listen) (Airmont Classics) (Warne children's classics) (Poetry Pop-Up Book) (Handi-read)

Jan 1, 1920
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The Illustrated Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Jan 1, 1920
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Kidnapped/Complete and Unabridged

May 20, 1905
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Essays In The Art of Writing

Jan 2, 1903
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The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson

Jan 1, 1901
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Kidnapped

Jan 1, 1900
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The Black Arrow (Narrativa74, #24) (The Kennett Library) (Mutiara Readers)

Mar 1, 1892
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Across the Plains (Cambridge Library Collection - North American History)

Jan 1, 1888
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A Christmas Sermon

Jan 5, 1886
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Nov 1, 1883
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Treasure Island

Nov 1, 1883
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Treasure Island (Chump Change Edition)