Robert Louis Stevenson

In the Scottish canon to be placed alongside Burns for your poems is high praise indeed but it’s a rightful place for one of Scotland’s finest novelists. Born in 1850 he managed to cram much into his 44 years travelling widely to France, the United States, Samoa and the South Seas. Of course he is widely feted for his classics Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde, Treasure Island and poetry volumes such as A Child’s Garden Of Verses and short stories such as The Body Snatchers. All offer compelling examples of narration superbly reduced to their essence. This volume Across The Plains is another distinctive facet to his works. And yes, superbly written.