The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson

by Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez

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Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

380 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1920

Reviews

[Bish Denham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. Aside from some very purple prose, I was blown away. What an incredible woman, what an incredible life! Had me a little teary-eyed at the end.

Here was a woman who was smart, talented, courageous, adventurous, and wasn't afraid of anything. She could write, paint, take photographs, was Louis's trusted critic and editor, was a fabulous cook, a gardener and exotic plant expert, and who was generous and philanthropic.

This is the kind of woman every girl needs to read about and I bet every girl longs to know or be like.

Can't say enough about how much I enjoyed reading about the life of this most remarkable human being. Hats off to her sister, Nellie who did a fine job.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually enjoy reading about the families of famous people but this time I didn't enjoy this book. Perhaps I didn't like Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson and that clouded my thoughts. She was a passionate lady and in the care of her husband it was her full time mission to do what was right for him. It was difficult to take this story to the right time in history and even to understand the attitudes. I struggled to finish it but I did.

[Susann · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely book...and so modern.

Written by her sister in the 1920's, this book is a living tribute to the American wife of RLS. She sounds like a perfect partner to him and a brilliant and fascinating woman in her own right. I learned so much about both her and the great man and now long to visit Samoa to visit their grave. A very fascinating life and well and tenderly written with much scholarship besides. An important addition to the story of their lives!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good, interesting book. BUT it gets a little self-promoting in the end. W.E. Henley HATED Stevenson's wife and was pretty open about it with the press. So this was done to save her reputation. It doesn't change how very good the book is. I mean... this is a GREAT book. I picked it up because she is one of my ancestors and was surprised at how dynamic her life was.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this biography of Fannie Stevenson written by her sister much more than I did the fictionalized version I recently read. These few pages were able to convey to the reader her personality and strength, and tell the tale of her amazing life. It was obvious that the author of "Under the Wide and Starry Sky" got some of her source material from this book.

[Graham X. · Rating 4 out of 5]

You always wondered about RLS's partner? Here's her story, for once. Also about himself of course. Very interesting.