robert louis stevenson & treasure island martti vaske
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Spent much time in bed because of a mysterious illness that never fully healed – vivid imagination Raised largely by his nanny, Alison Cunningham Wanted to become an engineer like his forefathers composed stories even before he learned to readTRANSCRIPT
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Robert Louis Stevenson
& Treasure Island
Martti Vaske
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Father - Thomas Stevenson- joint engineer
He invented the marine dynamometer
Mother - Margaret Balfour
Grandfather - Britain’s greatest builders of lighthouses
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Spent much time in bed because of a mysterious illness that never fully healed – vivid imagination
Raised largely by his nanny, Alison Cunningham
Wanted to become an engineer like his forefathers
composed stories even before he learned to read
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Entered the University of Edinburgh in 1867
Changed to law Turned away from
Christianity and had disputes with his had parents
Was already writing
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Spent much time in warm destinations to find a cure for his poor health and sickly complection
Saw the world and drew inspiration and new ideas from his travels for his books
Married with Fanny Osbourne
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Setteled in Samoa The locals called
him "Tusitala" or "Teller of Tales“
Died at home of a stroke on 3 December 1894, his beloved Fanny by his side
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The tomb of Robert Louis Stevenson
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Travels With a Donkey in The Cévennes
Treasure Island The Black Arrow Kidnapped Catriona The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Hyde The Master of
Ballantrae
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An absolute pirate classic
Written in faultless and elegant English prose
Promoted reading amongst children
Influenced the popular preception of pirates
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