Papers.

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Papers.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/221136884

A collection of the papers of the Memorial Fund, including letters from E.E. Morris, Sir John Madden, James Balfour, Henry Gyles Turner, Thomas A. Browne (Rolf Boldrewood) and others; subscription lists; lists of committee members; notices of meetings; accounts.

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Libraries Australia

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Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Fund.

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Committee formed in Edinburgh in 1896 with the object of providing by public subscription, a memorial in honour of Robert Louis Stevenson. Henry Gyles Turner was the Honorary Treasurer for Melbourne. From the description of Papers. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221136884 ...

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

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Robert Lewis (later changed to "Louis") Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He attended the University of Edinburgh intending to become a civil engineer like his father, but ill health curtailed his studies and prompted him to travel to warmer climates. This inspired Stevenson to write stories, novels and essays about his travels. While in France he met American artist Fanny Osbourne. The two fell in love, and in 1879 Stevenson traveled to California, where he...