The adventures of Robert Louis Stevenson.

As this companion docudrama to Kidnapped reveals, the true-life adventures of author Robert Louis Stevenson often outdid the escapades of his famous fictional creations. A sickly provincial middle-class boy, destined to follow in his family's engineering dynasty, Stevenson somehow managed to br...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Conti, Tom (Narrator), Thompson, Andrew (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2005.
Series:	World languages and literature in video.
Subjects:	Stevenson, Robert Louis, > 1850-1894 > Biography. Stevenson, Robert Louis, > 1850-1894. Authors, Scottish > 19th century > Biography. Écrivains écossais > 19e siècle > Biographies. Authors, Scottish. 1800 - 1899 Documentary. Alexander Street Video. Biographies.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Table of Contents:

Robert Louis Stevenson: Lighthouses (2:41); "Education of an Engineer" (3:18); Rejection of the Family Values (2:52); "Edinburgh Picturesque Notes" (3:10); Stevenson's Wild Woman of the West (3:22); "The Silverado Squatters" (1:58); "Treasure Island" (5:16); Childhood Nightmares (4:15); Drug Induced Catatonic State (5:51); "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (4:02); "Kidnapped" (4:21); "In the South Seas" (4:12); "Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa" (4:03); Homesick for Scotland (1:15); Trouble at Home (3:54); Stevenson's Epitaph (2:44); Credits: Adventures of Robert Louis Stevenson (0:48);