"Robert Louis Stevenson" by Margaret Moyes Black is a biography that starts by tracing the family history of the famous author. The book looks at Stevenson’s Scottish background and how his family before him helped shape who he became. It discusses how those before him were involved in building lighthouses. Robert's childhood, marked by both illness and a strong imagination, is portrayed. This exploration sets the foundation for understanding how his family and childhood led to his success as a writer.
Robert Louis Stevenson
By Margaret Moyes Black
Discover the roots of a literary giant, from his family's engineering feats to his childhood battles with illness, shaping the imagination that would gift the world timeless tales.
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About the AuthorMargaret Moyes Black was a Scottish novelist and biographer. She was born on 27 April 1853 in the parish of Scoonie, Fife. Her father was William Black, a shipmaster, and her mother was Margaret Moyes Deas. She wrote her first novel, In Glenoran, under the pseudonym of M.B. Fife. Of the volume on Robert Louis Stevenson, in the Famous Scots Series, Black stated in her preface that it is, "only a reminiscence and an appreciation by one who, in the old days between 1869 and 1880, knew him and his home circle well." She was unmarried and died on 16 October 1935 at Montrose, Angus.
Margaret Moyes Black was a Scottish novelist and biographer. She was born on 27 April 1853 in the parish of Scoonie, Fife. Her father was William Black, a shipmaster, and her mother was Margaret Moyes Deas. She wrote her first novel, In Glenoran, under the pseudonym of M.B. Fife. Of the volume on Robert Louis Stevenson, in the Famous Scots Series, Black stated in her preface that it is, "only a reminiscence and an appreciation by one who, in the old days between 1869 and 1880, knew him and his home circle well." She was unmarried and died on 16 October 1935 at Montrose, Angus.
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