Robert Louis Stevenson was a famous Scottish author known for novels such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Kidnapped. He was born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland and received some private education before attending university. Stevenson married Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne in 1880 after a long courtship, and they traveled extensively together before settling in Samoa, where Stevenson died in 1894 at the age of 44. His novels are still widely read today, and he is honored through various schools, parks, and museums dedicated to his life and work.

1. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
THE AUTHOR OF THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE AND MANY MORE.
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2. DEFINITION OF AN AUTHOR
 A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of literary work, as distinguished from a co
mpiler, translator, editor, or copyist.

3. A GLIMPSE THROUGH HIS YEARS

4. QUICK FACTS
 NAME
Robert Louis Stevenson
 OCCUPATION
Author
 BIRTH DATE
November 13, 1850
 DEATH DATE
December 3, 1894
 PLACE OF BIRTH
Edinburgh, Scotland
 PLACE OF DEATH
Vailima, Samoa
 AKA
Robert Louis Stevenson
 FULL NAME
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson

5. EDUCATION
 In September 1857
- Stevenson went to Mr Henderson's School in India Street, Edinburgh.
- But then stopped and continued with a private tutor.
 In October 1861
- He went to Edinburg Academy which is an independent school for boys
- He stayed there for 15 months.
 In October 1864
- He was sent to Robert Thomson's private school in Frederick Street, Edinburgh
- He was there until he entered his University.

6. FAMILY AND MARRIAGE
 Stevenson was married to Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne in May of 1880
 Fanny was a widow with 3 children when she married Stevenson.
 When Stevenson first met her, she was married but he couldnt help the thought of being with her.
 After she was divorced due to her problems with her horrible husband, he wrote an essay for her, saying
how much he wants to be with her.
 They spent a lot of time together in Europe with her three children and continued being distant from
each other.
 Until one day, Stevenson decided to flee from his family to join Fanny who was far from him at that time.
 After many complications and also problems that occured because Stevenson’s family was not fond of
Fanny who was a widow with 3 children.
 They finally tied the knot in May of 1880.

7. PICTURES OF HIS LOVED ONES

8. MONUMENTS AND COMMEMORATION
 The Writers' Museum near Edinburgh's Royal Mile devotes a room to Stevenson, containing some of his
personal possessions from childhood through to adulthood.
 At least five US elementary schools are named after Stevenson.in the
- Upper West Side of New York City, in Fridley, Minnesota,
- Burbank, California,
- Grandview Heights, Ohio (suburb of Columbus)
- San Francisco, California.
- There is an R. L. Stevenson middle school in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California was established in 1952 and still exists as a college
preparatory boarding school.
- Robert Louis Stevenson State Park near Calistoga, California, contains the location where he and Fanny
spent their honeymoon in 1880.

9. PICTURES OF MONUMENTS TO HONOUR STEVENSON

10. FAMOUS WRITINGS
 A list of famous novels written by Stevenson that are still used till this day.
- The Writer Emerges
- Treasure Island
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Kidnapped

11. PICTURES OF HIS FAMOUS BOOKS

12. QUOTES
 “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.”
 “There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the
sweets come last.”