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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses.

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Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

Born 13 November 1850
Died 3 December 1894

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Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

Born 13 November 1850
Died 3 December 1894

Subjects

Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Description and travel, History, Fiction, horror, Children's poetry, Jekyll, doctor (fictitious character), fiction, Physicians, fiction, London (england), fiction, Fiction, psychological, Travel, Scotland, fiction, English literature, Scottish poetry, Scottish Authors, Biography, Fiction, historical, general, Classic Literature, Stevenson, robert louis, 1850-1894, Poetry, Juvenile fiction, Physicians, Fiction, short stories (single author)

Places

Scotland, France, Cévennes Mountains (France), London (England), California, Edinburgh (Scotland), Oceania, England, London, Cévennes Mountains, Great Britain, Polynesia, Samoan Islands, United States, Toledo, Islands of the Pacific, Monterey (Calif.), West (U.S.), Hawaii, Paris, Edinburgh, Jefferson, Mississippi, Samoa, Yoknapatawpha County

People

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Robert Burns (1759-1796), Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Ethelred, Father Time, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), Victor Hugo (1802-1885), Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465), Damien Father, Saint (1840-1889), François Villon (1431-1463), Charles McEwen Hyde (1832-1899), François Villon (b. 1431), Sherlock Holmes, Shōin Yoshida (1830-1859), Stephenson family, C. Auguste Dupin, Charles Baxter, Colonel Sartoris, Damien Father (1840-1889), Edward Hyde (Fictitious character), Emily Grierson, Henry Jekyll (Fictitious character)

Time

19th century, 18th century, Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485, Antebellum era, 1600s, 1861-65, 18e siècle, 19e siècle, Siglo XIX, 15th century, 16e siècle, 1751, 1789-1799, 1793, 17th century, 1850 - 1894, 1850-1894, 1850-1950, 1861-1865, 1870-1914, 1889, 1890, 1890's, 20th century, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • R. L. Stevenson
  • Robert L. Stevenson
  • Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson
  • M. Robert Louis Stevenson
  • R. L.) Shi di wen sheng (Stevenson
  • R. L. STEVENSON
  • R L Stevenson
  • Robert-Louis Stevenson
  • Robert Louis stevenson
  • Stevenson. R L.
  • Stevenson R L
  • Louis Robert Stevenson
  • R. .L. Stevenson
  • Louis, Stevenson, Robert
  • robert louis stevenson
  • ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
  • STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS
  • Robert Louis STEVENSON

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
December 23, 2024 Edited by Freso Add identifiers
August 28, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
August 25, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
November 13, 2009 Edited by Sarah Breau Changed name order, added entity type, added fuller name, added to birth date, added to death date, added Wikipedia link, added bio, added photo