St. Ives Being The Adventures Of A French Prisoner In England
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Robert Louis Stevenson's book, St. Ives: The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England, is about a French prisoner in England. St. Ives: The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England is an exciting book that shows how people lived during the Napoleonic Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars, the story is about what happens to a French prisoner of war named St. Ives after he breaks out of jail in Edinburgh. St. Ives goes on a series of adventures in the English countryside, where he meets a wide range of interesting people. He gets involved in many schemes and plots, such as a plan to sneak gold out of England and a love affair with Flora Gilchrist, a rich young woman. During his travels, St. Ives faces many problems, such as being locked up, coming close to dying and meeting dangerous criminals. Even though these problems are in his way, he is still eager to reach his goals and get back to France.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850, the only son of an engineer, Thomas Stevenson. Despite a lifetime of poor health, Stevenson was a keen traveller, and his first book An Inland Voyage (1878) recounted a canoe tour of France and Belgium. In 1880, he married an American divorcee, Fanny Osbourne, and there followed Stevenson's most productive period, in which he wrote, amongst other books, Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped (both 1886). In 1888, Stevenson left Britain in search of a more salubrious climate, settling in Samoa, where he died in 1894.
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