Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

"Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a story about the life of Fleeming Jenkin, a British engineer and inventor. The book starts by looking at Jenkin’s family history, going back generations to show where he came from and how his upbringing molded his character. Stevenson tells about the ups and downs of Jenkin's family, like the story of Aunt Anne Frewen’s inheritance, to give a full picture of the world Jenkin grew up in. The challenges and the interesting people Jenkins was surrounded by as a child prepared him for the difficult but rewarding path he chose in life, setting the stage to show how he became such a remarkable person, even if he isn’t as famous as some others from his time.