Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. Remembered for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, he paired adventurous storytelling with a lasting interest in divided identity, moral choice, and the power of narrative voice.

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    Treasure Island

    Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as seen in Long John Silver — unusual for children's literature then and now. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels.

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    The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Mr. Gabriel Utterson is a serious, austere lawyer living a humdrum life in Victorian London. Yet there is a strange clause in his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll's will: should he disappear for more than 3 months, everything will be inherited by Hyde. But after Edward Hyde's darker nature is revealed one dark winters night, Mr.

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