Friday 9th July 2010
Bid to trace lost Robert Louis Stevenson manuscripts
BBC News
Enthusiasts hoping to trace the lost manuscripts of one of Scotland's most celebrated writers are gathering in Stirling.
The city's university is hosting a series of conferences to celebrate the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson.
It comes after an unpublished article Stevenson wrote was found in Syracuse University library in the US.
About half of Stevenson's original manuscripts are missing.
The Edinburgh-born writer is best known as the author of Kidnapped, Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.