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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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- “Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”Robert Louis Stevenson
Silence: more sayings
- “We are starved for quiet, to hear the sound of sheer silence that is the presence of God himself.”Ruth Haley Barton
- “It is finally about the quality of the conversations and silences we share, isn't it? We become strangers whe…”Srividya Srinivasan
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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