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[R.L. Stevenson @RLSte]

"Would Stevenson have become a “ Sir ” if he had not gone to the South Seas, and had lived until literary knighthoods were in flower, thanks, perhaps, to the initiative of the Premier Lord Rosebery ?" (James Milne, The Memoirs of a Bookman)

[Sandstone Press @sandstonepress]

Did somebody say #RLSday flash sale????

In A Friendship in Letters, @glaikitscone brings together correspondence between Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie for the first time.

Use FlashRLSday to get 50% off your copy from our online shop: https://t.co/ZYJB8GCnMi

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

@Barking_Cairns @RLSAnthology @StevensonMuseum That's the challenge, right enough: the dye used seems to fade to that putty colour at the slightest blink of sunlight. But all mine are still blue, so it is possible!

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

@RLSAnthology @Barking_Cairns @StevensonMuseum ...and you shouldn't have to pay more than £6-£8 for most volumes, so cheaper than new, smudgy cheap paperbacks with acidy paper! 2/2

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

@RLSAnthology @Barking_Cairns @StevensonMuseum The answer is the Tusitala edition! Published in the early 20s, it offers an excellent version of the text, clearly printed on quality paper and nicely bound. What's more, the edition sold in such quantitites that you can find volumes in almost any second hand bookshop. 1/2

[Jeremy Hodges @jeremyshodges]

It's Robert Louis Stevenson weekend and you can hear readings from his novel Catriona tomorrow at the Writers' Museum, full programme at https://t.co/fDD0ONKlgr @RLSte @rlsmuseum @EdinCulture @EdinCityofLit @scottishbktrust @LitEdinburgh @walterscottclub

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

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[The Scottish Revival Network @ScotRevival]

🧵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✍️ Our next event, "Global Scottish Revival", will take place on Monday November 28th at 2pm (UK time). To attend, you just need to register at this link: https://t.co/nJYWWYVHJ3 (1/3)

[RobertLouisStevenson @RLSMuseum]

Artifact Reveal: These pieces are from a 19th century Chinese chess set, and are intricately carved from bone. Originally owned by Robert Louis Stevenson, it is currently on display in our gallery!

Stay turned for next week’s collection clue!

[Jeremy Hodges @jeremyshodges]

The Robert Louis Stevenson Day 2022 website is now live https://t.co/26Z4zQN3S8 Please share widely. @rlste @RobertLouisSte6

[The Scottish Revival Network @ScotRevival]

If you weren't able to join us for our special event, "MacDiarmid at 100", then you can now catch up with all of our panellists' papers on our YouTube channel. See the thread below for links 🧵👇 1/12

[R.L. Stevenson @RLSte]

The Spaewife: Two birds with one stone #NationalPoetryDay2022 and #Scotstober 6 spae

[Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00]

Preparing for Friday's @arvonfoundation masterclass & thinking about this wonderful quote from @RLSte Art of Fiction. 'Some places speak distinctly. Certain dank gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwrecks'

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

While we are on the subject: what's the best adaptation of Kidnapped? (Or least worst, if that's your take!)

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

@lezzles @RLSte Does rather put Davie's failure to take the hint in the sequel in a different light.

[R.L. Stevenson @RLSte]

Yikes! Kidnapped: National Theatre of Scotland to turn classic Stevenson adventure into 'coming-of-age rom com' https://t.co/IYL4zrx6o5

[Shari Sabeti @ShariSabeti]

Booking Link is Live! Join me, @SimonGrennan_ @KeownMichelle online on #RLSDay 13th November to hear about the first stage of our #RemediatingRLS @ahrcpress project. @RLSte @RLSOnline @RLSMuseum @LLCatEdinburgh @MorayHouse @EdinCulture
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[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

@AliBacon @RLSte Ooh, how dare you! But, in all seriousness, it is rather striking: there seems to be a pretty definite line between people thinking Stevenson was the most remarkable person they ever met, and people being like 'Oh, yeah. That guy. *shrug*', with very few inbetween.

[RLS Online at Edinburgh Napier @RLSOnline]

And he did!We don't get to hear what RLS made of Hardy, but Fanny Stevenson described him as 'a pale, gentle, frightened little man, that one felt an instinctive tenderness for'. Hardy's own memeories of the meeting can be read here: https://t.co/GVbXfo0lI3