Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Kidnapped” appeared in ... Yet “Kidnapped” is also more than just exciting and more than just a kids’ book; it’s a thoughtful novel about politics and ...

Author Robert Louis Stevenson came from a wealthy Scottish family. Bettmann Archive Van de Grift, meanwhile, hailed from a mining family in Indiana and, after years of suffering a philandering ...

the Mediterranean and Tudor-style mansion at 2323 Hyde St. was constructed in 1900 for Fanny Osborn-Stevenson, the widow of author Robert Louis Stevenson, author of "Treasure Island” and "The ...

It's the third week of June. Today, Anthony Doerr shares a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson called “Bed in Summer.” Stevenson was a much-loved Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, best known for ...

The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson recounts in some detail the very unromantic odyssey that led Fanny to her meeting with Louis. The book is weighted toward her, partly ...

To the Editor: The reviews of "The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson" and Frank McLynn's biography of Stevenson (Dec. 25) underplayed why his books have lasted. Caryn James, writing about Louisa ...

The major novels of Robert Louis Stevenson contain few female characters—in “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” the sole adult feminine presence is a house maid—but there is no doubt ...

Olsen’s talk “Robert Louis Stevenson and the Art of Living” will be followed by a book signing. The event is free and open to the public. Correction: Preservation architect Marilyn Kaplan ...

The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum in St. Helena will present an evening with Camille Peri, author of the new book "A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson," at 5: ...