BOOKS: Wonderful story of the scotsman who conjured up jekyll and hyde.(Features)

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From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Date: 20050110
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Byline: LIZ KENNEDY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT

Robert Louis Stevenson by Claire Harman, published by Harper Collins, pounds 25

LONG John Silver was his creation and Robert Louis Stevenson's short life was equally full of adventure. This biography brings to life the fascinating story of the Scotsman who travelled the world, set up home in Samoa, but lived only into his midforties.

As well as inventing the fictional characters of Long John and Jekyll and Hyde and creating the adventure ...

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