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About Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer. He is remembered for fiction that includes Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped. His work also includes the poetry collection A Child's Garden of Verses. He wrote across several forms, but is most closely associated with adventure stories, moral darkness, and verse for children.
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Books by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
1910
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1875
The black arrow
1888
Kidnapped
2002
David Balfour
1892