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The book ""Robert Louis Stevenson"" by Sir Walter Raleigh is a comprehensive biography of the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The book covers Stevenson's life from his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland to his travels and literary success as an adult. Raleigh delves into Stevenson's personal life, including his struggles with illness and his romantic relationships, as well as his literary achievements, such as his famous novels ""Treasure Island"" and ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". The book also explores Stevenson's political views and his involvement in the Scottish independence movement. Raleigh's biography provides a detailed and nuanced portrait of one of the most important authors of the 19th century.But we on this side are the poorer - by how much we can never know. What strengthens the conviction that he might yet have surpassed himself and dwarfed his own best work is, certainly no immaturity, for the flavour of wisdom and old experience hangs about his earliest writings, but a vague sense awakened by that brilliant series of books, so diverse in theme, so slight often in structure.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.