Robert Louis Stevenson
Poet Douglas Dunn chooses novelist and creator of 'Treasure Island', Robert Louis Stevenson. With Francine Stock. From 2005.
Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, explaining that the first book he ever read was Treasure Island and that he has loved its author ever since.
Biographer Claire Harman fills in the details of a short but energetic life that began in Edinburgh and ended on the island of Samoa.
Series of biographical discussions presented by Francine Stock.
Producer Peter Everett
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in April 2005.
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