Robert Louis Stevenson island fiction and non-fiction is among the most valuable and collected of the 19th century body of work that addresses the Pacific area. Literary works Musical works About Websites 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
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea when he wrote his best-selling novel "Room at the Top". Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a small town in Northumberland, England, on the North Sea coast. Once an important port for shipping grain and a coal mining town, it is still a small fishing port making use of traditional coble boats. Newbiggin derives its name from the Old English "nīwe" (new) + Middle English "bigging" (building, house), and may refer to an extension of the early settlement and parish of Woodhorn. The church was for centuries a chapel only, with a tower surmounted by a spire which was originally used as a