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RLS festival in town where writer found inspiration
From: Evening News - Scotland
Date: 20060126
Author:Katie Emslie
THE life and work of Robert Louis Stevenson is to be celebrated in his favourite summer haunt with a major festival.
Residents and business leaders in North Berwick are working together to create a jam-packed calendar of special events as a tribute to the Edinburgh-born author, who enjoyed long childhood holidays with his family in the town.
Some of his work is said to have been inspired by the visits, with the island of Fidra credited by some as the basis for the swashbuckling Treasure Island.
The festival in June, which organisers hope will become an annual fixture, will feature writing ...
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