Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer whose popular works included Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped and The Wrong Box.
Stevenson's first achieved acclaim as a writer in 1883 with Treasure Island, an adventurous tale of pirates and buried treasure. The novel has been adapted many times, including the 1996 film Muppet Treasure Island.
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- As a tribute to the author, a Muppet parrot named Stevenson helps the player through the Muppet Treasure Island CD-ROM game.
- The title of the 1982 book Kermit's Garden of Verses references Stevenson's 1885 poetry collection, A Child's Garden of Verses.
- Oscar the Grouch calls Luis "Robert Luis Stevenson" in Episode 1668 of Sesame Street.