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A woman was rescued after breaking her ankle while hiking in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park. Tags. (KGO, CA)
The road to Silverado: Stevenson's Calistoga Nov 16, 2009
Searching for a healthier climate, author Robert Louis Stevenson spent the summer of 1880 rambling around the Napa Valley's north end ... Most of the mountain now is part of Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, and while the peak was my best opportunity to see upper Napa Valley the way he saw it, it would require a little more effort ... Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, (707) 942-4575. (San Francisco Chronicle)
BEHIND OUR STONEWALLS: The miracles of life Nov 13, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson, who was an invalid most of his life, channeled his limited physical activity into writing books like Treasure Island. He also wrote, The world is so full of a number of things, I m sure we should all be as happy as kings. (Bolton Common, MA)
Jason "Woody" Woodcox Nov 11, 2009
-- Robert Louis Stevenson. A small memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
On ‘Winter’s Night,’ Sting celebrates the season Oct 26, 2009
The melancholic Christmas at Sea finds Sting setting a Robert Louis Stevenson poem to windswept music. He recasts the midtempo pop song The Hounds of Winter from his Mercury Falling album with layers of bass clarinet, melodeon, and cello into a ballad of exquisite wistfulness. (Boston Globe)
Joaquin Miller's Abbey to be restored Oct 22, 2009
He swallowed goldfish for London bohemians, stole horses in the Sierra gold camps, lived among the Wintu Indians, obsessively planted trees in the Oakland hills and spun lies for his pals Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson and Walt Whitman. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Grenville’s ‘The Lieutenant’ modeled after life of English soldier, scientist William Dawes Oct 18, 2009
For pure pleasure I have recently been reading the travel essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, in particular Travels with a Donkey in the C. vennes, a wonderful account of the author s wanderings in the wilds of northern France during the autumn of 1878. (Boston Globe)
Ex-judge in sex case called a Jekyll-Hyde Oct 10, 2009
She compared the judge, prominent in community programs, to the famous Robert Louis Stevenson character with a dual personality, embodying both good and evil. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Father's good works serve as guide to all, bishop says Oct 7, 2009
Damien's work was publicized during his lifetime by 19th-century writers including Robert Louis Stevenson ... Damien's work was publicized during his lifetime by 19th-century writers including Robert Louis Stevenson. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Picking up the pieces Oct 3, 2009
The Bulletin's Louis Becke often used Samoa as a setting for his stories; the Scot Robert Louis Stevenson, having made a fortune with Treasure Island, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Kidnapped, arrived in 1889, dubbed himself Tusitala (Samoan for ''teller of tales'') and wrote perceptively about Samoan culture. He died in 1894 and is buried on a hilltop on the island of Upolu; a US Navy historian, James A. Michener, drank at Aggie Grey's bar in Apia during the Second World War and used the barkeeper... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Damien celebration begins as group heads to Belgium Oct 3, 2009
In a now-famous rebuttal, author Robert Louis Stevenson defended Damien. Father Damien's formal cause for canonization was introduced in 1955. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Horror in Pacific tourist paradise... Oct 1, 2009
Actress- turned- psychologist Pamela Stephenson, who was on Samoa filming a documentary about writer Robert Louis Stevenson, a former resident of the island, said a friend of hers was killed ... Horror in Pacific tourist paradise loved by writer Robert Louis Stevenson ... Robert Louis Stevenson, pictured in 1881, was one of Samoa's most famous residents. (The Drudge Report)
2016 Olympics could be one of the last, warns governor Oct 1, 2009
Ishihara, who wrote among other things a musical version of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island, said that time was definitely running out for the planet if things were not changed radically with among other things the level of gas emissions. "The time remaining for us is very short," he said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Monterey Historic State Park leads shutdown Sep 30, 2009
The adobe home was a rooming house when a young Robert Louis Stevenson lived there in 1879. He wrote "Old Pacific Capital" during his stay, and the setting for "Treasure Island" may have been inspired by walks along the Monterey Peninsula. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Emperor Norton, zaniest S.F. street character Sep 18, 2009
"In what other city," Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, "would a harmless madman who supposed himself emperor ... been so fostered and encouraged?". The emperor's palace was a rooming house at 624 Commercial St., where he paid 50 cents a night for a modest room. (San Francisco Chronicle)
This Scene Could Really Use a Man-Eating Jellyfish Sep 16, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson was also a big help, when pirates made their inevitable appearance in my story. And, God bless his bizarro soul, H.P. Lovecraft: In his classic "weird tales," I found hidden underground civilizations, strange worlds on the fringes of known reality, and I knew I had to get that stuff into Regency England. (Slate)
Remembering 9/11 Sep 11, 2009
His father was a pianist who composed music to the words of 67 poems written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published as A Child s Garden of Verses. The father took piano lessons, but the son picked up playing by watching and listening to his father. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" Sep 6, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson, Requiem. Algernon Swinburne, Itylus. (Suite101.com)
Flood of postcards Aug 18, 2009
-- Robert Louis Stevenson. Let's try to get caught up on your summer vacation travels, as relayed from your many, many postcards. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Henegar opens season with a 'Treasure' Aug 7, 2009
"It's true Robert Louis Stevenson in its literary best.". Like the 1883 book, the play begins in 18th century Bristol, England, where young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and meets up with the peg-legged pirate, Long John Silver. (Florida Today)
State Parks Look for Ways of Surviving the Budget Ax Aug 3, 2009
The trail sits within Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, one of up to 100 state parks in California that might be closed by Labor Day to help close a budget gap of $26 billion. While the Department of Parks and Recreation isn't releasing a list of potential sites on the chopping block, the stairway-to-heaven park likely is at risk because it has some of the lowest attendance figures in Northern California. (Time.com)
What is Young Adult Fiction? Aug 1, 2009
Think: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott , Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Treasure Island and Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. all books for teens which have made their way to the distinction of great literature. (Suite101.com)
Boys will be boys Jul 24, 2009
The lighthouse was built by Thomas Stevenson, the father of Robert Louis Stevenson, in 1854 and it's believed he took his teenage son to Muckle Flugga in 1869, triggering the inspiration for his future masterpiece Treasure Island. Teams of three lighthouse keepers lived on the island until 1995, when the lighthouse was finally automated and the keepers' accommodation was turned into a visitor's centre for birdwatchers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Decorating with kids' book art Jul 21, 2009
For those interested in early children's book art, look for reproductions of work by Kate Greenaway, John Tenniel (of "Alice in Wonderland" fame), Maude Humphrey ("Mother Goose"), Randolph Caldecott (Christmas books), Bessie Pease Gutmann, and N.C. Wyeth, who was Andrew's father and illustrated the Robert Louis Stevenson classics. Try eBay for vintage pieces, or for inexpensive reproductions in poster form, Art. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Legacy Theater Company auditioning for Jekyll and Hyde Jul 21, 2009
SACO, Maine -- The Legacy Theater Company will hold auditions by appointment only for "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (not a musical) adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson classic by Eberle Thomas and Barbara Redmond, and directed by Christopher Price. Auditions will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, at Legacy's office and rehearsal space located at 144 Main St. in Saco. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Useless knowledge: Are you well read? Jul 17, 2009
Jim Hawkins narrates which adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. 9. (Montana Standard, MT)
Postcard quest continues Jul 7, 2009
-- Robert Louis Stevenson. Congratulations. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Funny and Famous Wine Quotes and To... Jul 4, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, Wine is bottled poetry, while Dom P;rignon said Come quickly. I am tasting the stars. (Suite101.com)
CRITICS' PICKS Jun 28, 2009
Another is John S. Robertson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1920), which stands up well next to the talkie versions of the Robert Louis Stevenson story starring Fredric March and Spencer Tracy. Rounding out the Barrymore package are Alan Crosland's costume drama "The Beloved Rogue" (1927) and Sam Taylor's Russian Revolution epic "Tempest" (1928). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Popular literature making its way onto summer reading lists west of Boston Jun 28, 2009
She recently found a Concord High School list dated 1915 to 1916 that featured Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, and Charles Dickens. It was the canon of great white dead men, she said. (Boston Globe)
The Old Scout: Father’s Day? I am having none of it (19) Jun 21, 2009
It s like Robert Louis Stevenson said: To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor. That s a man talking. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Shade Tree Players help young stars shine Jun 18, 2009
The modern retelling of the famous novel by Robert Louis Stevenson will dominate the Dakota Stage this weekend, with showings at 7 p.m. today through Saturday and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.. "It's a lot of work, and I think they pull it off very well," Solomon said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A Car of Ones Own, Andrew OHagan,London Review of Books Jun 17, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson. Andrew OHagan reads some lad mags. (Harper's Magazine)
Petrified: Calistoga's forest of stone Jun 16, 2009
Finally, I came upon the Robert Louis Stevenson Tree. Stevenson, an author and poet who spent a number of well-documented years in California's Wine Country, included the Petrified Forest in his 1883 book, "Silverado Squatters," and was one of the first people to put the place on the map. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Book Review Jun 2, 2009
The classic suspense thriller, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by the Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson continues to set the bar for titillating storytelling. A film adaptation of the book is planned for release in 2010, starring Forest Whitaker and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. (Suite101.com)
Patrons ask, Henegar Center delivers May 30, 2009
The season opens Aug. 7 with "Treasure Island," a classic pirate adventure based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Other productions include. (Florida Today)
25 Bay Area parks may close from budget crisis May 29, 2009
-- Robert Louis Stevenson ... -- Robert Louis Stevenson. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dr. Keanu/Mr. Reeves May 9, 2009
The star will play the titular doctor, who -- in the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson -- develops an evil alter ego after drinking a potion of his own concoction. Bronson director is in talks to direct, whilst Revolutionary Road scribe Justin Haythe will write the script. (IGN FilmForce)
Useless Knowledge: Are you the bookish type? May 8, 2009
The Good Earth Robert Louis Stevenson ... Robert Louis Stevenson; 24. (Montana Standard, MT)
Children's classics top list of best books of all time Apr 28, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson also appeared twice - for A Child's Garden of Verses, chosen by Fine, and Treasure Island, chosen by Morpurgo. SELECTED FAVOURITES The Box of Delights by John Masefield. (BBC News -- UK)
Revising a Rejected Manuscript Apr 19, 2009
The story goes that Robert Louis Stevenson burned his novel in response to his wife s comments to (Longmans Green & Co, 1886). He allegedly spent the next several days rewriting it before encountering success with his story. (Suite101.com)
Paramount Pictures Celebrates 14th Annual Viacommunity Day Apr 17, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School [725 S Indiana St, Los Angeles, CA 90023. With site visits by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Councilman Jose Huizar, LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia and representatives from the offices of Supervisor Gloria Molina and Assemblyman John Perez. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Edmund Barton Australia's First Pri... Apr 16, 2009
The writers Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson were also visitors to the Athenaeum Club on their travels. In 1891, Barton contributed to the first draft of the Australian Constitution, and spent considerable time speaking at public meetings to publicise the cause of Federation. (Suite101.com)
Literary treasures Apr 9, 2009
Standard Journal Online - News. The upper valley's newspaper since 1888. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Arts and Entertainment Apr 7, 2009
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' current production of "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde" creates a fresh twist on the classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson about human good and evil. The production runs through Sunday, April 12. (The Current Online, MO)
M-Z Essential 1700s and 1800s Briti... Mar 22, 2009
X Marks the Spot Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ... The novel is the best known work of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). (Suite101.com)
High school's 'Jekyll and Hyde:' An unusual love story Mar 7, 2009
But the play, based on the novella written in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson, is not only about good versus evil. "It is the story of a man trying to expel the evil from mankind's nature in order to save his father from his insanity and ultimately save himself from the same fate," Moore said. (Juneau Empire)
In re: repurpose, rebrand, remix, remash Feb 16, 2009
Robert Louis Stevenson, in an 1882 collection of his early work, "Familiar Studies of Men and Books," kicked himself for having watered down his appreciation of the poetry of Walt Whitman, which Stevenson had in a first draft praised "in the noisiest extreme of youthful eloquence." But in rewriting, "in a fit of horror at my old excess, the big words and emphatic passages were ruthlessly excised. ... the result is cold, constrained and grudging." He condemned his own revision, caused by his... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
