Robert Louis Stevenson

Underwoods (Annotated) Robert Louis Stevenson

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson published in 1887. It includes two books, Book I with 38 poems in English, Book II with 16 poems in Scottish. He says in the opening note that "I am one of the Lothians myself; it is there that I heard the language spoken about my childhood; and it is in the lothian voice that drags me on."The dedication is to "some of the many doctors who have given me comfort and help." He begins by saying that "There are men and classes of men who stand out above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor, and the shepherd are not uncommon; the artist rarely; rarer still the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule. He is the flower (as is) of our civilization ... "Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (Edinburgh, Scotland, November 13, 1850-Vailima, near Apia, Samoa, December 3, 1894) was a British novelist, poet, and essayist. His legacy is a vast work that includes travel chronicles, adventure and historical novels, as well as lyrics and essays. He is mainly known for being the author of some of the most classic adventure and fantasy stories in youth literature, such as Treasure Island, the adventure novel Kidnapped, the historical novel The Black Arrow and the popular horror novel The Stranger. case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,