Word: jekyll
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Dates: during 1894-1894
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Robert Louis Stevenson was first heard of, Mr. Copeland said, through "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," though a few had known him before as the author of "An Inland Voyage." He was a neoromantic writer and cared nothing for the affairs of the day. Mr. Stevenson was not a great novelist. This is attributable partly to the fact that he did not write of women or for women. Although women appear in his stories, it was not until "David Balfour" that he introduces a woman who interests us. To be a really great novelist, a writer must deal with more...
Stevenson had a hard struggle for fame and enjoyed it only for a short time. He was not known to the world before "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde." Possessing a talent without a dominant impulse, what he accomplished was done with hard work. He never ceased to be a Scotchman; for though he went to Samoa to keep alive, he always longed for the "hills and home." This is seen not only in his verses but all through "David Balfour." Stevenson died on the third day of this month. He was carried to the top of a high mountain...