Records of a Family of Engineers

Robert Louis Stevenson

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511795169

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), novelist and poet, was descended from a famous Scottish engineering family. His grandfather Robert, his father Thomas, two uncles and a cousin were all noted engineers, particularly known for their lighthouses. This family history, focusing particularly on his grandfather, was written while R. L. Stevenson was living in Samoa, and was published posthumously in 1912. It first outlines the history of the name 'Stevenson' from the thirteenth century. Chapter 1 begins in the mid-eighteenth century, and records Robert Stevenson's birth in 1772, and his father's death. The young Robert worked with his stepfather for the Northern Lighthouse Board and was its sole Engineer from 1808 to 1843. Chapter 2 describes his experiences in that role. Chapter 3 reproduces substantial extracts from Robert's own diary of the construction (1807–1811) of his most famous structure, the Bell Rock lighthouse off Arbroath, which revolutionised lighthouse design.

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii
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INTRODUCTION: THE SURNAME OF STEVENSON
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I - DOMESTIC ANNALS
pp 13-46
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II - THE SERVICE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
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III - THE BUILDING OF THE BELL ROCK
pp 90-229
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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION: THE SURNAME OF STEVENSON
pp 1-12

I - DOMESTIC ANNALS
pp 13-46

II - THE SERVICE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
pp 47-89

III - THE BUILDING OF THE BELL ROCK
pp 90-229

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Frontmatter pp i-viii

Contents pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION: THE SURNAME OF STEVENSON pp 1-12

I - DOMESTIC ANNALS pp 13-46

II - THE SERVICE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS pp 47-89

III - THE BUILDING OF THE BELL ROCK pp 90-229

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION: THE SURNAME OF STEVENSON
pp 1-12

I - DOMESTIC ANNALS
pp 13-46

II - THE SERVICE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
pp 47-89

III - THE BUILDING OF THE BELL ROCK
pp 90-229