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What was Robert Louis Stevenson's childhood like? Robert Louis Stevenson was the only son of Thomas Stevenson, a prosperous civil engineer, and his wife, Margaret Isabella Balfour. In his teens he aimed to learn writing by imitating various models in prose and verse.
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4 days ago · The poems in A Child's Garden represent with extraordinary fidelity an adult's recapturing of the emotions and sensations of childhood; there is nothing else ...
2 days ago · Childhood and schooling; At university: learning to write; New friends: Colvin, Mrs Sitwell, and Henley; Early literary work; Fanny Osbourne: America and ...
6 days ago · “Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons.” - Robert Louis Stevenson ✨ More than just pretty pictures, we like to have fun!
2 days ago · ... Robert Louis Stevenson Day in the city of the famous author's birth and while you might know Nigel better from TV shows like The Young Ones, he's also an ...
5 days ago · On November 13, 1850, the famous Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh. ✨ A rare command of creative writing, knowledge of local ...
6 days ago · "A Child's Garden of Verses" (1885) - A collection of children's poetry that reflects the innocence and experiences of childhood. Stevenson's writing is ...
5 days ago · Robert Louis Stevenson in Peebles, Scotland with him mother, father, nanny and two maids.
5 days ago · The Haunted Wood is genuine literary history, bringing together the changing stories on the page and the changing circumstances beyond, to great effect. The ...