Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the most-read adventure novelists of the late 1800s. Among his most popular books were Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and Treasure Island (1883). The latter book features Stevenson’s famous crafty pirate Long John Silver. Stevenson also published a much-loved book of poems, A Child’s Garden of Verse (1885).Today, Google is celebrating the 160th birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson with a special drawing for Oceania. Robert Louis Stevenson spent many years traveling in search of a climate that would suit his illness. He suffered from tuberculosis for much of his life. He finally settled in Samoa, where he died in 1894 and is buried.
Meanwhile, the California-based company has a tradition of holding special events by drawing doodles detailing the letters of his name. More than 700 have been designed at the international level. The drawing contains new pictures of Stevenson famous novel, Treasure Island. Yet, the book that some believe would have been Robert Louis Stevenson’s best, Weir of Hermiston, was left unfinished at his
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