Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination and a fascination with the presence of evil, themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1893). Use your best story (ies) to write a personal narrative. Draw a map of where you grew up, labeling places you were allowed to go, places you weren’t, and places where your own adventures took place. Although he began his career as an essayist and travel writer, the success of Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action and adventure. Rare books by Robert Louis Stevenson, including first editions, signed and finely bound copies, and handsome sets of his collected works. Treasure Island evolved from a series of stories created from a map Stevenson drew for his stepson. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a prosperous civil engineer. The most comprehensive web resource dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson, designed for all: academics, school children and everybody interested in learning about RLS. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Stevenson's first full-length work of fiction brought him immediate fame and continues to captivate readers of all ages. Among the crew, however, is the treacherous Long John Silver who is determined to keep the treasure for himself.
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