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Robert Louis Stevenson & Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson & Treasure Island. Martti Vaske. Family . Father - Thomas Stevenson- joint engineer He invented the marine dynamometer Mother - Margaret Balfour Grandfather - Britain’s greatest builders of lighthouses. Childhood .

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Robert Louis Stevenson & Treasure Island

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  1. Robert Louis Stevenson & Treasure Island Martti Vaske

  2. Family • Father - Thomas Stevenson- joint engineer • He invented the marine dynamometer • Mother - Margaret Balfour • Grandfather - Britain’s greatest builders of lighthouses

  3. Childhood • Spent much time in bed because of a mysterious illness that never fully healed – vivid imagination • Raised largely by his nanny, Alison Cunningham • Wanted to become an engineer like his forefathers • composed stories even before he learned to read

  4. University • Entered the University of Edinburgh in 1867 • Changed to law • Turned away from Christianity and had disputes with his had parents • Was already writing

  5. Travels • Spent much time in warm destinations to find a cure for his poor health and sickly complection • Saw the world and drew inspiration and new ideas from his travels for his books • Married with Fanny Osbourne

  6. Final years • Setteled in Samoa • The locals called him "Tusitala" or "Teller of Tales“ • Died at home of a stroke on 3 December 1894, his beloved Fanny by his side

  7. The tomb of Robert Louis Stevenson

  8. Seleted bibliography • Travels With a Donkey in The Cévennes • Treasure Island • The Black Arrow • Kidnapped • Catriona • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde • The Master of Ballantrae

  9. Treasure Island • An absolute pirate classic • Written in faultless and elegant English prose • Promoted reading amongst children • Influenced the popular preception of pirates

  10. Thank you!

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