Interview: Claire Harman discusses Robert Louis Stevenson's split personality

Content courtesy of

From: Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
Date: 20051127
Author:SHEILAH KAST

SHEILAH KAST
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
11-27-2005
Interview: Claire Harman discusses Robert Louis Stevenson's split personality

Host: SHEILAH KAST
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM

SHEILAH KAST, host:

Many of us first met Robert Louis Stevenson when we were children, maybe home from school with sniffles in bed with "A Child's Garden of Verses," or perhaps discovering "Treasure Island" or investigating "Kidnapped" or exploring the split personality of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." For all the swashbuckling adventurers and scary characters he brought to life, Robert Louis Stevenson was physically ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.



Other Articles on Robert Louis Stevenson

  • Stevenson, Robert Louis: Myself and the Other Fellow: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson.(Brief article)(Book review)
  • R.L.S. in Perthshire. (writer Robert Louis Stevenson)
  • The versatility of Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnaped.(Kidnaped)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • Robert Louis Stevenson - A different view. (Reviews).(Louis: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson)
  • The sedulous ape: atavism, professionalism, and Stevenson's 'Jekyll and Hyde.' (Robert Louis Stevenson)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson.(Book Review)
  • Claire Harman: Myself and the Other Fellow: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson.(Shorter notices)(Myself and the Other Fellow: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson)(Brief article)(Book review)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson; writer of boundaries.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
  • Find More Articles

  • About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.



    - 1P1-115689827
    Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily
    In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time.
    Email:
    Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter
    Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time.
    Email: