Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Born: November 13, 1850
Died: December 3, 1894 (aged 44)
Bio: Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Child's Garden of Verses.
Known for:
- Treasure Island (1883)
- Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886)
- Kidnapped (1886)
- A Child's Garden of Verses (1885)
- The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (1888)
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