Robert Louis Stevenson

by Barbara Brill

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721404006
• ISBN13: 9780721404004
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The interesting life of a prolific author

Ladybird history books are social history at it's best, from; I would estimate ages 8 to 14 for school use of simply to enjoy. They bring history alive for children, and are filled with fascinating information. As well as bringing alive an animated, exciting past, they also show how events of the past, are with us today, in so many fascinating ways.Robert Louis Stevenson, written by Barbara Brill , and brought to life with the magnificent illustrations by roger Hall , tells of the life, and fertile mind of the writer of `Treasure Island' and `Kidnapped'.It tells of his childhood and the wonderful games he played with his cousin Bob : For instance they drew maps of imaginary kingdoms and pretended they where rulers of kingdoms called Nosingtonia and Encyclopaedia and where at war with each other.It tells of Robert Louis Stevenson's travels, his love for his native Scotland, his ill health, and his marriage to wealthy American divorcee, Fanny Osbourne.It gives the background to the writings of his many brilliant works.