Robert Luis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson ; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island , Kidnapped , Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , and A Child's Garden of Verses . Robert Louis Stevenson Portrait by Henry Walter Barnett , 1893 Born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson 13 November 1850 Edinburgh , Scotland Died 3 December 1894 (aged 44) Vailima , Samoa Occupation Novelist, poet, travel writer Nationality Scottish Citizenship United Kingdom Education 1857 Mr. Henderson's School, Edinburgh 1857 Private tutors 1859 Return to Mr. Henderson's School 1861 Edinburgh Academy 1863 Boarding school in Isleworth , Middlesex 1864 Robert Thomson's School, Edinburgh 1867 University of Edinburgh Period Victorian era Notable works Treasure Island A Child's Garden of Verses Kidnapped Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Spouse Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne (