Fanny Stevenson by Alexandra Lapierre
Robert Louis Stevenson devoted his life to his wife Fanny: he crossed continents in search of her; scandalized his family by marrying her; built a life in the Pacific with her; survived tuberculosis because of her; and was encouraged and inspired in his writing by her. An American woman eleven years his senior, she remains in her own right one of the most independent and free-spirited women of her generation. Robert Louis Stevenson was an unknown 25-year-old when he came across Fanny for the first time in the artists' colony of Barbizon near Paris. This biography paints a portrait of the woman behind the genius who led a fascinating existence before, during and after her marriage to Stevenson. From the silver-mining towns of Nevada to the cocoa plantations of Samoa, Fanny evinced courage and determination to survive and triumph over the odds.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781857023824 |
| ISBN 10 | 185702382X |
| Title | Fanny Stevenson |
| Author | Alexandra Lapierre |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1995-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 572 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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