What was Robert Louis Stevenson last words?

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child’s Garden of Verses.

What were Robert Louis Stevenson’s last words?

Robert Louis Stevenson, who was making a salad, suddenly clutched his head and asked “Do I look strange?”, before collapsing on his verandah; while James Joyce asked hopelessly “Does nobody understand?”.

Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850, was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson is best known for his novels Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. He is among the 26 most translated authors in the world.

In 1890 Stevenson purchased a tract of about 400 acres in Upolu, an island in Samoa. He settled on his estate in the village of Vailima. He took the native name Tusitala, which is Samoan for “Teller of Tales”.