Novelist · 1850 – 1894

Robert Louis Stevenson

Little-Known Facts

  • The map he drew for his stepson sparked the whole story of Treasure Island.
  • He settled in Samoa, where islanders called him 'Tusitala' — 'teller of tales'.

Myths & Misconceptions

Are Jekyll and Hyde two different people?

No — they are one man: the respectable Dr Jekyll transforms into the evil Mr Hyde, dramatizing the good and evil within a single person.