Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His most famous works are "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped", "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", and "A Child's Garden of Verses". He was a literary celebrity during his lifetime, and now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (1983) is a novel by American writer Ron Hansen. It explored the life and times of Jesse James and his gang, and his death at the hands of Robert Ford. The title is based on a folk song of the era. Based on deep research, the novel imagines the lives of Jesse James, his brother Frank and their followers, including their guerrilla activities during the American Civil War and their insurgency afterward as robbers. While they achieved a folk