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The wild Rover; ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON's life read like his own fantastic fiction. ANDREW THOMPSON, who wrote a new TV film on the author, follows his footsteps from Scotland through the Wild West to his very own treasure island.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20050319
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Byline: ANDREW THOMPSON

At the top of a mountain on the island of Samoa is a tomb carved from white marble. It looks out over the Pacific Ocean and the sound of tropical songbirds fills the air. It is dedicated to Tusitala, Samoan for 'the story teller'. We know Tusitala better as Robert Louis Stevenson. I had come to Samoa to find out why one of Scotland's greatest writers was buried here, on the opposite side of the world from his birthplace, Edinburgh.

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The wild Rover; ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON's life read like his own fantastic fiction. ANDREW THOMPSON, who wrote a new TV film on the author, follows his footsteps from Scotland through the Wild West to his very own treasure island.

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