page_title: Robert Louis Stevenson
section_title: Novels
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Louis Stevenson / Bibliography / Novels
caption_attribution_description: English: "Hoseason turned upon him with a flash" (chapter VII, «&#160;I Go to Sea in the Brig "Covenant" of Dysart&#160;») Français&#160;: "Hoseason se retourna sur lui, tout flambant de colère" (chapitre VII, «&#160;Je prends la mer sur le brick "Covenant", de Dysart&#160;»)
context_page_description: Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses.
  Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. In 1890, he settled in Samoa, where he died in 1894.
  A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. He is currently ranked as the 26th-most-translated author in the world.
context_section_description: The Hair Trunk or The Ideal Commonwealth (1877) – unfinished and unpublished. An annotated edition of the original manuscript, edited and introduced by Roger G. Swearingen, was published as The Hair Trunk or The Ideal Commonwealth: An Extravaganza in August 2014.
  Treasure Island (1883) – his first major success, a tale of piracy, buried treasure and adventure, has been filmed frequently. In an 1881 letter to W. E. Henley, he provided the earliest-known title, "The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island: a Story for Boys".
  Prince Otto (1885) – Stevenson's third full-length narrative, an action romance set in the imaginary Germanic state of Grünewald.
  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) – a novella about a dual personality much depicted in plays and films, also influential in the growth of understanding of the subconscious mind through its treatment of a kind and intelligent physician who turns into a psychopathic monster after imbibing a drug intended to separate good from evil in a personality.
  Kidnapped (1886) – a historical novel that tells of the boy David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance and his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart in the intrigues of Jacobite troubles in Scotland.
  The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (1888) – an historical adventure novel and romance set during the Wars of the Roses.
  The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (1889) – a masterful tale of revenge, set in Scotland, America and India.
  The Wrong Box (1889); co-written with Lloyd Osbourne. A comic novel of a tontine, also filmed (1966).
  The Wrecker (1892); co-written with Lloyd Osbourne.
  Catriona (1893), also known as David Balfour, is a sequel to Kidnapped, telling of Balfour's further adventures.
  The Ebb-Tide (1894); co-written with Lloyd Osbourne.
  Weir of Hermiston (1896) – unfinished at the time of Stevenson's death, considered to have promised great artistic growth.
  St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897). Unfinished at the time of Stevenson's death, the novel was completed by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
caption: Illustration from Kidnapped. Caption: "Hoseason turned upon him with a flash" (chapter VII, "I Go to Sea in the Brig "Covenant" of Dysart")
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