Robert Louis Stevenson A Concise Biography /

In this introduction to Robert Louis Stevenson's life and work from the Famous Author's series, the audience gets a look at the Scotland of the nineteenth century and the members of Stevenson's family. By the time Stevenson went to university, he'd committed to becoming a writer...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2006.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (33 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Series: Famous authors.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) (2:52)
  • Influences in Stevenson's Life (2:44)
  • Influential Surroundings in Stevenson's Early Years (2:58)
  • University Days (1:51)
  • Breakdown and Rest (3:00)
  • Traveler (1:19)
  • The Barbizon Painters (1:23)
  • Love and Adventure (2:40)
  • Travel and Marriage (3:03)
  • Stevenson in France and England (1:35)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson's Fame (1:31)
  • Life in the South Pacific (2:04)
  • Death of Robert Louis Stevenson (1:48)
  • Credits: 'Robert Louis Stevenson: A Concise Biography' (0:43)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894: An Overview of His Work (3:09)