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 about the ...

Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should never have been together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking), their ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Stevenson’s was one of those large, flowing talents of the kind that always seem to leave lots of spillage in the ...

In her engrossing book “A Wilder Shore,” Camille Peri tells the story of R.L.S. and his American wife, Fanny Van de Grift. By Brooke Allen Brooke Allen has written about books for numerous ...

Come hear a captivating lecture about Robert Louis Stevenson up at the U’s Alumni House. The University of Utah College of Humanities is presenting “Imperial Ears: Robert Louis Stevenson in Oceana.” ...

Robert Louis Stevenson recorded his first story before he was old enough to wield a pen. The future author of such stupendous tales as “Treasure Island” (1883) and “Kidnapped” (1886) was six years old ...

“Stevenson had from the beginning an idea of literary composition as a fine art.” A profile of the author of Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and other classics. Stevenson was one of the happy ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Stevenson Society of America will hold a celebration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s 175th birthday on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Saranac Lake Free Library. The ...