samoa

The short, restless life of Robert Louis Stevenson

20 September 2025 9:00 am

The frail but hugely successful writer broke away from his Presbyterian roots to pursue a life of travel before finally settling with his wife in remote Samoa

A marriage of radical minds: the creative partnership of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson

10 August 2024 9:00 am

Fanny’s influence on her husband’s work was considerable, perhaps especially in the fine late novellas, rich in ironies about imperialism and the exploitation of South Sea islanders

A fine bromance

7 November 2020 9:00 am

This book has appeared with no fuss or fanfare and yet by any account it is something of a scoop.…