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Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny

by Alexandra Lapierre · 1993

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Providing a clear, accurate picture of the woman behind the genius, an incisive biography of the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson traces Fanny Stevenson's life from her early years in America to her days after his death.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of thisScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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