Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa
Shortlised for the Saltire Society Non Fiction Book of the Year Award
Almost every adult and child is familiar with his Treasure Island, but few know that Robert Louis Stevenson lived out his last years on an equally remote island, which was squabbled over by colonial powers much as Captain Flint''s treasure was contested by the mongrel crew of the Hispaniola.
In 1890 Stevenson settled in Upolu,...
Shortlised for the Saltire Society Non Fiction Book of the Year Award
Almost every adult and child is familiar with his Treasure Island, but few know that Robert Louis Stevenson lived out his last years on an equally remote island, which was squabbled over by colonial powers much as Captain Flint''s treasure was contested by the mongrel crew of the Hispaniola.
In 1890 Stevenson settled in Upolu,...
