The Lantern Bearer (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Playsted Wood
- First Published: 1965
- Time of Work: 1850–1894
- Setting: Scotland, France, England, Switzerland, the United States, and Samoa
- Principal Characters: Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson, Mrs. Stevenson, Bob Stevenson, William Ernest Henley, Sidney Colvin, Frances “Fanny” Osbourne Stevenson, Belle Strong
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Child rearing or parenting, Family or family life, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature
- Locales: France, United States, England, Scotland, Switzerland, Samoa
Form and Content
James Playsted Wood’s The Lantern Bearer: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson is a skillful recounting of the impact of Stevenson’s childhood upon his development as a writer. Imaginative line drawings by Saul Lambert are well placed throughout the text, enhancing narrative highlights. Chapter 1 begins with an overview of Stevenson’s extraordinary life and character, quickly fading to the youthful experience that was integral to his achievement. Chapters 2 through 5 chronologically trace the years of ambition, when he traveled widely, wrote...
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