Robert Louis Stevenson so many irons in the fire". He wrote "The Beach of Falesa", "Catriona" (titled "David Balfour" in the US), "The Ebb-Tide", and the "Vailima Letters" during this period. Stevenson grew depressed and wondered if he had exhausted his creative vein, as he had been "overworked bitterly" and that the best he could write was "ditch-water". He even feared that he might again become a helpless invalid. He rebelled against this idea: "I wish to die in my boots; no more Land of Counterpane for me. To be drowned, to be shot, to be thrown from a horse — ay, to
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