Robert Louis Stevenson

1. Robert Louis Stevenson By Bryan

2. He was born in Edinburg in 1850 and he died in Vailima in 1894. • He was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist* and a travel writer. • His most famous works are “Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

3. Why was “Kidnapped and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde “ very famous ? • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was the original title of a short story written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work was commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde.It was about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigated*strange presence*between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the evil Edward Hyde. Doctor Jekyll, philanthropist obsessed by his double personality, finalizes a drug to separate his good side of his bad. Night after night, his bad side will finally get the upper hand and it will transform him into monstrous Mister Hyde. It was the biggest horror book.

4. Why “Treasure Island “was also very famous ? • Treasure Island was famous because it was a big adventure book, there was a lot of suspense and the hero crosses a lot of adventures. It was about a children Jim Hawkins, whose mother kept the Admiral Benbow Inn*, and who shared in the adventures from start to finish. An old sea dog comes to this peaceful* inn one day, apparently intending to finish his life there. He hires* Jim to keep a watch out for other sailors*, but despite* all precautions, he is hunted out and served with the black spot* that means death. Jim and his mother barely* escape death when Blind Pew, Black Dog, and other pirates descend on the inn in search of the sea dog’s papers. Jim snatches up a packet of papers to square the sailor’s debt*, when they were forced to retreat* from the inn. The packet contains a map showing the location of the pirate Flint’s buried treasure, which Jim, Doctor Livesey, and Squire Trelawney determine to find. Fitting out* a ship, they hire hands and set out* on their adventure. Unfortunately, their crew* includes one-legged Long John Silver, a pirate also in search of the treasure, and a number of his confederates*. Jim, hidden in an apple barrel, overhears the plans of the crew to mutiny*, and he warns his comrades*. The battle between the pirates and Jim’s party is an exciting and bloody* one, taking place both on the island and aboard ship. Jim escapes from the ship, discovers the marooned sailor*, Ben Gunn, who has already found and cached the treasure, and finally the victors* get safely aboard the ship with the treasure.

6. Three question • When was he born ? • Where was he born ? • What are the two famous books that he wrote ?

7. *Essayist = essayist • *Investigated =examiné • *Presence =presence (fantomes) • *Inn =auberge (maison) • *Hires =louer • *Sailors =marins • *Despite =In spite of =malgré • *Spot =point(tache) • *Barely =A peine • *Dept =departement • *Retreat =reculer

8. *Fitting out =en equipant • *Set out =exposer • *Crew =equipages • *Confederates = • *Mutiny =revolte • *Comrades =camarades • *Bloody =saignant • *Sailors =marins • *Victors =vainqueur • *Shared=partagé

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