History of Leith, Edinburgh

12/27/2005

RLS


Robert Louis Stevenson used names from the tombstones in the South Leith Church Churchyard and the Old Caltom cemetery for his books “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped”. The above picture was taken in Bournemouth where he wrote “Kidnapped” in 1886.

 
 

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