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Writing

Robert Louis Stevenson

Profession
Writing
Born
November 13, 1850 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
December 3, 1894

Biography

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 the novels Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886) and for the poetry collection A Child's Garden of Verses (1885). Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life but managed to write prolifically and travel widely despite his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Sidney Colvin, Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. In 1890 he settled in Samoa, where, alarmed at increasing European and American influence in the South Sea islands, his writing turned from romance and adventure fiction toward a darker realism. He died of a stroke in his island home in 1894 at age 44. A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death. However, today his works are widely acclaimed. In 2018, he was ranked just behind Charles Dickens as the world's 26th most-translated author. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Louis Stevenson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Treasure Planet poster
Treasure Planet
Film · 2002 · ★ 7.6
The Nutty Professor poster
The Nutty Professor
Film · 1996 · ★ 5.7
Muppet Treasure Island poster
Muppet Treasure Island
Film · 1996 · ★ 6.7
The Nutty Professor poster
The Nutty Professor
Film · 1963 · ★ 6.5
My Donkey, My Lover & I poster
My Donkey, My Lover & I
Film · 2020 · ★ 6.4
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1931 · ★ 7.2
Treasure Island poster
Treasure Island
Film · 1950 · ★ 6.5
The Body Snatcher poster
The Body Snatcher
Film · 1945 · ★ 7.0
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1941 · ★ 6.5
Van Helsing: The London Assignment poster
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Film · 2004 · ★ 6.2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1920 · ★ 6.7
Treasure Island poster
Treasure Island
Film · 1990 · ★ 6.7

Filmography