Novel in Scotland of Anthony Trollope. In the late nineteenth century, a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations. Robert Louis Stevenson's (1850–94) work included the urban Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" (1886), which explored the psychological consequences of modernity. Stevenson was also crucial to the further development of the historical novel with historical adventures in books like "Kidnapped" (1886) and "Treasure Island" (1893) and particularly "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), which used historical backgrounds as a mechanism for exploring modern concerns through allegory. Arthur Conan Doyle's (1859–1930) "Sherlock Holmes" stories produced the archetypal detective figure and helped
Robert Stevenson Thomson Robert Stevenson Thomson Prof Robert Stevenson Thomson FRSE FFPSG (1858 – 1905) was a 19th century British physician. He was born in Southampton to Scots parents. His father was a civil engineer and Robert's name appears a homage to the engineer Robert Stevenson. The family spent much time in St. Petersburg in Russia during his early years. Here he learnt both German and Russian before returning to Britain to his father's home town of Glasgow. Robert was then educated at Glasgow Academy before studying Medicine at Glasgow University gaining a general degree first (1880) before qualifying MB CM in 1882.