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
Kidnapped (1960 film) Kidnapped (1960 film) Kidnapped is a 1960 Walt Disney Productions live-action film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 1886 novel "Kidnapped". It stars Peter Finch and James MacArthur, and was Disney's second production based on a novel by Stevenson, the first being "Treasure Island". It also marked Peter O'Toole's feature film debut. In 18th century Scotland, young David Balfour (James MacArthur) is directed by his recently deceased father's letter to go to the House of Shaws, where he is greeted without much enthusiasm by his miserly uncle Ebenezer (John Laurie). An attempt to arrange a fatal accident makes it clear