Stevenson's Attitude to Life, with Readings from His Essays and Letters

43 pp. Red boards with gilt titles and decor, gilt decor of thistles on spine and front board. Robert Louis Stevenson (born November 13, 1850, Edinburgh, Scotland—died December 3, 1894, Vailima, Samoa) was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889).