Name: Records of a Family of Engineers (Esprios Classics)
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Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781006557880

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Records of a Family of Engineers (Esprios Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher

Blurb

Language

English

Pages

156

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9781006557880

Synopsis "Records of a Family of Engineers (Esprios Classics)"

Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from 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.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(Edinburgh, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) British novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of sixteen to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lighthouse engineer, a career he would later abandon. His nautical studies allowed him to come into contact with seafaring people and customs, key ingredients in some of his most famous works. His renowned work, Treasure Island, was published under the pseudonym Captain George North in 1881. In 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one of the great classics of literature, was released. He died on the island of Samoa, at his home, Vailima.

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