A monument to Robert Louis Stevenson is on the trail in the state park named after him in Calistoga, Calif., on Sunday, March 9, 2014.

Before Robert Louis Stevenson was famous, he was captivated by California. What better place for a scandalous liaison?

Stevenson documented those happy days in his memoir “The Silverado Squatters.” The area is now part of the Robert Louis Stevenson State Park.

Robert Louis Stevenson State Park is ranked #10 out of 15 things to do in Napa Valley. See pictures and our review of Robert Louis Stevenson State Park.

Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should never have been together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking ...

Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should never have been together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking ...

Camille Peri's lively and substantive dual biography of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson offers a glimpse of their unconventional marriage — and an inspiration for living fearlessly.

The major novels of Robert Louis Stevenson contain few female characters—in “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” the sole adult feminine presence is a house maid—but there is no doubt ...

Robert Louis Stevenson Loved Her. Many of His Friends Did Not. In her engrossing book “A Wilder Shore,” Camille Peri tells the story of R.L.S. and his American wife, Fanny Van de Grift.

He would not be the Robert Louis Stevenson of writing fame until his bestseller, "Treasure Island," was published in January 1882. Laureen and I love the city of Monterey.

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