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The Lamplighter is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson contained in his 1885 collection A Child's Garden of Verses. This poem may be autobiographical. Stevenson was sickly growing up (probably tuberculosis), thus "when I am stronger" may refer to his hope of recovery. Further, his illness isolated him, so the loneliness expressed in the poem would ...
Underwoods is a collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson published in 1887.It comprises two books, Book I with 38 poems in English, Book II with 16 poems in Scots.He says in the initial note that "I am from the Lothians myself; it is there I heard the language spoken about my childhood; and it is in the drawling Lothian voice that I repeat it to myself."
Title Page of a 1916 US edition. A Child's Garden of Verses is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. [2]
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island , Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses .
Pages in category "Poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson (8 P) S. Short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson (1 C, 17 P) Short story collections by Robert Louis Stevenson (7 P)
Just one year after tragedy, more heartache has hit the Roberts family. Betty Lou Bredemus, mother of Julia Roberts and grandmother of young starlet Emma Roberts, died Thursday morning at St. John ...
Tales and Fantasies is a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. [1] The book was published posthumously in 1905. [2] [3] It contains three stories, [4] which were not published as a part of a collection during Stevenson′s lifetime: "The Misadventures of John Nicholson: A Christmas Story" (1885–87).