| RLS off to Samoa
June 28, 1888 ~ Robert Louis Stevenson sets sail for the South Seas
Author* Robert Louis Stevenson and his family depart San Francisco, for their first visit to the South Seas. Stevenson, an adventurous traveler plagued by tuberculosis, was seeking a healthier climate. The family finally settled in Samoa, where Stevenson died in 1894.
* “Treasure Island”, “A Child's Garden of Verse”, “Kidnapped”, and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”.
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Gord May
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