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 Accomplisht Cook The Accomplisht Cook The Accomplisht Cook is an English cookery book published by the Restoration era professional cook Robert May in 1660, and the first to group recipes logically into sections. The book made early use of two ingredients brought to Europe from the Americas, the potato and the turkey. Following the English Civil War, Robert May, the celebrity chef of his time, wrote and published "The Accomplisht Cook". The work was first published in 1660 by Nathaniel Brooke. The last revision made during the author's lifetime was published in 1665. A (second) edition was published by Nathaniel Brooke in