Robert Louis Stevenson The Samoans insisted on surrounding his body with a watch-guard during the night and on bearing him on their shoulders to nearby Mount Vaea, where they buried him on a spot overlooking the sea on land donated by British Acting Vice Consul Thomas Trood. Stevenson had always wanted his Requiem inscribed on his tomb: Stevenson was loved by the Samoans, and his tombstone epigraph was translated to a Samoan song of grief. Half of Stevenson's original manuscripts are lost, including those of "Treasure Island", "The Black Arrow," and "The Master of Ballantrae". His heirs sold his papers during World War
Robert Louis Stevenson School, Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson School, Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson School is a private primary and secondary school in Samoa's capital city of Apia. It is based on an Australian and New Zealand curricula. Robert Louis Stevenson School is known for educating children from Samoa's richest families and for having a school roll with mainly "afakasi" (mixed) pupils. There are about 43 staff members and 670 students. The one-acre primary school campus is in the village of Lotopa with an air-conditioned computer lab, 14 classrooms, and a Library Building. All classes are taught in English, and Samoan classes are compulsory. The secondary