Tusitala: Pacific Perspectives on Robert Louis Stevenson

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The display features new creative works, inspired by Stevenson and his Pacific stories, produced by S膩moan, Hawaiian and British artists, poets, and filmmakers. These appear alongside original items from the Library's archives, conveying new perspectives on Stevenson and his work.</p> <p>Join us in reconsidering a writer who arrived in the Pacific as a colonial figure, but became beloved as 'Tusitala', teller of tales.</p> <p>聽</p> <h3>About Robert Louis Stevenson</h3> <p>Edinburgh-born Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 to 1894) is best known for literary classics such as 'Treasure Island' (1883), 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' (1886), 'A Child's Garden of Verses' (1885) and 'Kidnapped' (1886). Stevenson is one of the most famous writers Scotland has ever produced.</p> <p>Hugely successful in his lifetime, Stevenson shocked the British literary establishment when he and his family settled in S膩moa following his Pacific voyages of 1888 to 1890. In 1894 he died aged 44 at his home at Vailima, on the S膩moan island of Upolu.</p> <p>聽</p> <h3>About Remediating Stevenson</h3> <p><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/remediating-stevenson/" title="External site link">Remediating Stevenson</a> is an interdisciplinary project led by the University of Edinburgh and funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 eventVisitorInfoWrapper"> <div class="eventVisitorInfo"> <h3>Opening hours</h3> <p class="text-medium"><strong>Monday</strong>: 10am to 7pm<br /><strong>Tuesday</strong>: 10am to 7pm<br /><strong>Wednesday</strong>: 10am to 7pm<br /><strong>Thursday</strong>: 10am to 7pm<br /><strong>Friday</strong>: 10am to 5pm<br /><strong>Saturday</strong>: 10am to 5pm<br /><strong>Sunday</strong>: Closed</p> <p><a href="/visit/seasonal-hours/" title="Seasonal hours">View our seasonal hours</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eventGallery" id="gallery_0"> <div id="gallery_0" class="eventMedia"> <div id="galleryControlsContainer_gallery_0" class="galleryControlsContainer"> <button id="prev_gallery_0"><i class="icon-gecko-chevron-left"></i></button> <h2 class="eventMeidaHeading">Exhibition highlights</h2> <p>Swipe left and right to view more</p> <button id="next_gallery_0"><i class="icon-gecko-chevron-right"></i></button> </div> <div id="sliderGallery_gallery_0" class="slider"> <div> <a class="eventSlideItem glightbox" href="/media/kvvfd00o/kiribati-ms-9907.jpg?mode=max&width=1920&height=1080&upscale=false&rnd=133752103051500000" data-glightbox="title:Nan Tok', Fanny Stevenson, Nei Takauti, and Robert Louis Stevenson on the Republic of Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, 1889.; description: .custom-desc1; descPosition: right;" data-width="100%" data-height="70vh"> <img src="/media/kvvfd00o/kiribati-ms-9907.jpg?mode=max&width=1920&height=1080&upscale=false&rnd=133752103051500000" alt="A black and white photos of four people sitting on the ground outside. 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