Essays on Robert Louis Stevenson

Many of the books considered classical children’s literature today, such as Peter Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, The Wind in the Willow and Winnie the Pooh, are in fact stories that little children were told over…

My comprehension about Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Bram Stoker, is that they are all around creators of renowned books, for example, Robert’s well known novel ‘Fortune Island’, Bram Stoker’s epic ‘Dracula’, in like way, Mary Shelley’s story ‘Frankenstein’. These creators all lived amidst…

Plot Summary The book Treasure Island is a book full of craziness and adventure. Jim Hawkins is the main character and narrator. After the death of his father, he tried his best to help his mother work at the Inn. His parents owned an Inn…

About the Author and the Novel “Treasure Island” was written by Robert Louis Stevenson. He was born on 13 November 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a novelist, poet, and travel writer. During his early age, he suffered from poor health due to which it…

Jim Hawkins He is the book’s main narrator. He is a young boy who starts as timid and mostly insignificant but matures through the course of the novel. He ends up going on a solo adventure, rescuing the ship and saving Long John Silver. He…

In the first case presented in Just Mercy, we can already see how difficult it is for trials to be reevaluated even if they are flagrant examples of injustice. Many of the people also held extreme bias toward convicted prisoners. Before reading Just Mercy I…

“Here and there were flowering plants, unknown to me; here and there I saw snakes, and one raised his head from a ledge of rock and hissed at me with a noise not unlike the spinning of a top. Little did I suppose that he…

When thinking of the fall from grace one would immediately reference Adam and Eve. A classic story in the book of genesis that tells how man came to be and how man messed things up. But let’s take it back a little further; back to…

Robert Louis Stevenson Biography Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His name wasn’t always that, though. By birth, he was Robert Lewis Stevenson. His middle name was later changed from “Lewis” to “Louis”. Stevenson came from a good family,…

The Double The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a kind of a horroric gothic story. We have the insane scientist, the mysterious monster, crime, disappearance and everything we need. One of the most interesting aspect of it is the appearance of…

Dual Humanity in Robert Stevenson’s Novel In the Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde, Dr. Jekyll strives to protect Mr. Hyde for purposes of reputation. The characters; preserving each other’s reputation turns out to be significant from the manner in which Dr. Jekyll protects…