Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is a British novelist, poet and essayist. His legacy is a vast body of work including travel literature, adventure and historical novels, as well as poetry and essays. He is best known as the author of some of the most classic stories of fantasy and adventure, such as Treasure Island and Kidnapped, the historical novel, The Black Arrow and the popular horror story, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Many of his novels and stories continue to be popular to this day and several have been adapted (more than once) to the cinema and TV, mainly in the 20th Century.