Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894) was a novelist 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, he wrote prolifically and traveled widely, in defiance of his poor health. Stevenson’s travels took him to France, America, and Australia, before he finally settled in Samoa.