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Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson

Born

in Indianapolis, Indiana, The United States

March 10, 1840

Died

February 18, 1914

Genre

Memoir

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Frances (Fanny) Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson was the wife of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.

While in Paris, she met and befriended Stevenson. Convinced of his talent, she encouraged and inspired him. He became deeply attached to her, but Fanny returned abruptly to California.

Stevenson announced his intention of following her, but his parents refused to pay for it, so he saved for three years to pay his own way. In 1879, despite protests of family and friends, Stevenson went to Monterey, California, where Fanny was recovering from an emotional breakdown related to indecision about whether to leave her philandering husband. Stevenson wrote many of his most 'muscular' essays in Monterey while awaiting Fanny's decision.

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Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson’s books

Average rating: 3.5 · 424 ratings · 75 reviews · 63 distinct works

	Lo strano caso del Dr. Jekyll e Mr. Hyde: Edizione illustrata. Con una prefazione di Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson (Bibliotheca Gothica) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Carmen Margherita Di Giglio (Translator), Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 668,636 ratings — published 1886 — 2627 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novels And Tales Of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Creator) 3.85 avg rating — 542,438 ratings — published 1882 — 11073 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novels And Tales Of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 5 by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Creator) 3.79 avg rating — 68,168 ratings — published 1886 — 646 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Child's Garden of Verses, with a special preface by Mrs. Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Preface) 4.27 avg rating — 26,868 ratings — published 1885 — 2458 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson 3.79 avg rating — 19,919 ratings — published 1883 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novels And Tales Of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Creator) 3.70 avg rating — 6,518 ratings — published 1889 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novels And Tales Of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 7 by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Creator) 3.55 avg rating — 3,536 ratings — published 1887 — 272 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novels And Tales Of Robert Louis Stevenson: David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (Creator) 3.63 avg rating — 1,744 ratings — published 1893 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cruise of the Janet Nichol Among the South Sea Islands: A Diary by Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1914 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Samoan Adventure by Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1955 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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