“Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.”
About Robert Louis Stevenson
13 November 1850–3 December 1894
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on 13 November 1850, into a family whose public achievements seemed to prescribe his future long before he could choose one for himself. His father, Thomas Stevenson, was a distinguished civil engineer and designer of lighthouses, heir to a formidable Scottish professional…