Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should never have been together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking), their ...

The major novels of Robert Louis Stevenson contain few female characters—in “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” the sole adult feminine presence is a house maid—but there is no doubt about the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

If Robert Louis Stevenson was unhappy with the direction one of his books was headed, the impassioned Scotsman had a habit of tossing it into the nearest fire. This is precisely what happened with the ...

Robert Louis Stevenson recorded his first story before he was old enough to wield a pen. The future author of such stupendous tales as “Treasure Island” (1883) and “Kidnapped” (1886) was six years old ...

Come hear a captivating lecture about Robert Louis Stevenson up at the U’s Alumni House. The University of Utah College of Humanities is presenting “Imperial Ears: Robert Louis Stevenson in Oceana.” ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Stevenson’s was one of those large, flowing talents of the kind that always seem to leave lots of spillage in the ...

Presenting a fanciful take on fascinating historical figures, AITU FAFINE premieres at Kumu Kahua Theatre on January 25, ringing in 2024 with the newest work of acclaimed playwright Victoria Nalani ...

“Stevenson had from the beginning an idea of literary composition as a fine art.” A profile of the author of Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and other classics. Stevenson was one of the happy ...

It's one of the Upvalley’s favorite stories: The world-famous author of “Treasure Island” spent his honeymoon at an abandoned mining camp on Mount St. Helena. Now an effort is underway to commemorate ...

Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous visit to the Cévennes could have been very different if he’d turned right instead of left at ...