Robert Louis Stevenson
Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, explaining that the first book he ever read was Treasure Island. Biographer Claire Harman fills in the details. From April 2005.
Series of biographical discussions with Francine Stock. Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, explaining that the first book he ever read was Treasure Island and that he has loved its author ever since. Biographer Claire Harman fills in the details of a short but energetic life that began in Edinburgh and ended on the island of Samoa.
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