Robert Louis Stevenson 13 November 1850 3 December

Robert Louis Stevenson 13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894 Автор: Алюнина Н. А. учитель английского языка

Childhood Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on the 13 th November 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a lighthouse engineer. As a child he was often sick, possibly due to chronic bronchiectasis. He was often tutored at home due to his illnesses, but at age eleven he was sent to Edinburgh Academy.

Stevenson's Youth In 1867 he went to the University of Edinburgh for engineering, although the discipline did not interest him. In 1871, he told his father that he intended to be a writer. His parents convinced him to return to the University of Edinburgh to read Law.

Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne In the course of his travels, in 1876 Stevenson met Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne, an American. They met again in 1877 in France. In 1879 he set sail to the U. S. to join her, becoming sick along the way, and when he arrived in San Francisco he was very ill. Vandegrift came to his bedside and nursed him to recovery. They married in 1880, honeymooned in the Napa Valley of California.

Works of Robert Lewis Stevenson For the next seven years, Stevenson travelled in search of a home that would benefit his health. He spent his summers in Scotland England his winters in France. During this time he wrote some of his best known work: Treasure Island (1883), A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), Kidnapped This map was drawn Robert Lewis Stevenson (1886), andby. The Strange Case of when he Island(1886). in 1883. Dr. wrote Jekyll Treasure and Mr. Hyde

Stevenson's voyages When his father died in 1887, Stevenson moved to the Adirondacks. In 1888, they set sail for the South Pacific. For nearly three years they wandered the eastern and central Pacific, visiting the Hawaiian Islands, the Gilbert Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand the Samoan Islands. They took a second voyage to the Equator in 1889, and a third in 1890 to the South Seas islands.

Stevenson's last years of life In 1890 Stevenson purchased some land on one of the Samoan islands and established an estate. He adopted the native name Tusitala, and became involved in local politics. He died in his estate, probably of cerebral hemorrhage, in 1894.

During his short life Robert Lewis Stevenson travelled around the world, defied convention, and made himself one of the most famous writers of the 19 th century.

Reference questions Robert Lewis Stevenson was born …. a) on the 31 st November 1750 in Glasgow, Scotland b) on the 13 th November 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland c) on the 13 th November 1850 in London, England Robert Lewis Stevenson studied in University of Edinburgh for …. a) architecting b) financing c) engineering

In the course of his travels, in 1876 Stevenson met Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne his future …. a) companion c) editor b) wife d) personal secretary How many voyage to the Equator did Stevenson take? a) none c) two b) one d) three Stevenson purchased some land on one of the … … and established an estate. a) Gan Island c) Samoan islands b) Maldives d) Tasmanian island