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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson was born 13th November 1850 in Edinburgh.

He is a well-known Scottish writer, and he wrote books like:

// "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped" and "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". //

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He died only 44 years old, by a heartattack. He was buried on a mountain called “Vaea”.

On his tombstone it says:



“// Under the wide and starry sky // // Dig the grave and let me lie // // Glad did I live and gladly die // // And I laid me down with a will //

// This be the verse you grave for me // // Here he lies where he longed to be // // Home is the sailor, home from the sea // // And the hunter home from the hill.”



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