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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's famous works include the adventure novel Treasure Island (1881).
Robert Louis Stevenson is buried near the summit of Mount Vaea on the island of Upolu in Samoa.1
After leaving Britain in 1888 to seek a warmer climate, the Scottish author settled in Samoa, where he became a beloved figure known to the locals as Tusitala, or "teller of tales". Following his death in 1894, he was carried by the local people to his final resting place, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean and his former home, Vailima. His wife, Fanny, is also buried at the site.1