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Three of Robert Louis Stevenson's books stood out from the rest and became so famous as to now be household names across the world, even inspiring many other authors of his time. The first one is "Treasure Island", this book has been made into many movies and millions of copies have been sold. The other one is "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", this book is what really made Stevenson famous around the whole world rather than just western European and Celtic countries. The last book is called "A child's garden of verses", this book is a collection of his poems, and is also very famous. The last book on this list had an effect on me because my grandma used to read to me from it.
Awards
Three of Robert Louis Stevenson's books stood out from the rest and became so famous as to now be household names across the world, even inspiring many other authors of his time. The first one is "Treasure Island", this book has been made into many movies and millions of copies have been sold. The other one is "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", this book is what really made Stevenson famous around the whole world rather than just western European and Celtic countries. The last book is called "A child's garden of verses", this book is a collection of his poems, and is also very famous. The last book on this list had an effect on me because my grandma used to read to me from it.
Awards
- Nominated for a Hugo award for best dramatic presentation for "The Body Snatcher", he didn't win.
- The Writers' Museum off Edinburgh's Royal Mile devotes a room to Stevenson, containing some of his personal possessions from childhood through to adulthood.
- A bronze memorial to Stevenson, designed by the American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1904, is mounted in the Moray Aisle of St Giles' Cathedral.
- A plaque above the door of a house in Castleton of Braemar states "Here R.L. Stevenson spent the Summer of 1881 and wrote Treasure Island, his first great work"
- In 1994, to mark the 100th anniversary of Stevenson's death, the Royal Bank of Scotland issued a series of commemorative £1 notes which featured a quill pen and Stevenson's signature.
- In 2011, Saint Damion Advocates wad founded in Hawaii in honor of Robert Louis Stevenson's open letter defending Father Damien from Rev. Dr. Charles McEwen Hyde.
- A memorial in Edinburgh stands in West Princes Street Gardens below Edinburgh Castle; it is a simple upright stone inscribed with "RLS – A Man of Letters 1850–1894" by sculptor Iain Hamilton Finlay in 1987. In 2013, a statue of Stevenson as a child with his dog was unveiled by the author Ian Rankin outside Colinton Parish Church.
- Three U.S. elementary schools are named after Stevenson.
It is important to note that Stevenson was not appreciated in his time as he is now, this is why many recognitions came after his death.