b. 13 November 1850. d. 3 December 1894. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Major novelist, travel writer, and poet. Educated at the University of Edinburgh.
Author of *Treasure Island* and *Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde*. Poetry
publications include *A Child’s Garden of Verses* (1885), *Songs of Travel and Other
Verses* (1896). Lived in Samoa from 1890. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (AC)