In the latter part of 1879, an unknown young writer lived in a small Oceanside village called Monterey. He would be there only a short period, but the impact of that village would stay with him the ...
Like his great predecessor Sir Walter Scott, another dreamer, Stevenson was excluded from the ranks by disability. His ...
In her engrossing book “A Wilder Shore,” Camille Peri tells the story of R.L.S. and his American wife, Fanny Van de Grift. By Brooke Allen Edinburgh calls to readers, its pearl-grey skies urging them ...
COMMENTARY: Robert Louis Stevenson and Princess Diana each found themselves transformed by encounters, direct or indirect, ...
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Between hanging out with literary pals like Henry James, traveling from Scotland to St. Helena to Samoa, and battling nagging illnesses, it’s amazing that Robert Louis Stevenson ever found time to ...
Come hear a captivating lecture about Robert Louis Stevenson up at the U’s Alumni House. The University of Utah College of Humanities is presenting “Imperial Ears: Robert Louis Stevenson in Oceana.” ...