Sea shanty until that decade. A well-known early example, though not strictly speaking a reference to a shanty, is the song "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest", which was invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel "Treasure Island" (1883). Quotes of "Blow the Man Down" were particularly plentiful. Rudyard Kipling romanticized the idea of the sailor's sea song within the poetic genre with his works "The First Chantey" and "The Last Chantey" (1893). While shanties were historically understood as work songs, the word "shanty" has often been used in popular culture since the mid-20th century as a catch-all term that
Fanny Stevenson Vaea. The bronze plaque for Fanny bears her Samoan name 'Aolele' ("Flying Cloud" in Samoan). The actress Aline Towne played Fanny in the 1958 episode, "The Great Amulet," of the syndicated television anthology series, "Death Valley Days", hosted by Stanley Andrews. The episode focuses on Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson, a role played by Don Reardon. The "Great Amulet" is revealed at the conclusion of the episode. The Cruise of the Janet Nicol (1914 - published posthumously) Fanny Stevenson Frances (Fanny) Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (10 March 1840 – 18 February 1914) was an American magazine writer. She