<Ul> <Li> The Hair Trunk or The Ideal Commonwealth ( 1877 ) Unfinished and unpublished . An annotated edition of the original manuscript , edited and introduced by Roger G. Swearingen , was published as The Hair Trunk or The Ideal Commonwealth : An Extravaganza in August 2014 . </Li> <Li> Treasure Island ( 1883 ) His first major success , a tale of piracy , buried treasure , and adventure , has been filmed frequently . In an 1881 letter to W.E. Henley , he provided the earliest known title , `` The Sea Cook , or Treasure Island : a Story for Boys '' . </Li> <Li> Prince Otto ( 1885 ) Stevenson 's third full - length narrative , an action romance set in the imaginary Germanic state of Grünewald . </Li> <Li> Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ( 1886 ) , a novella about a dual personality much depicted in plays and films , also influential in the growth of understanding of the subconscious mind through its treatment of a kind and intelligent physician who turns into a psychopathic monster after imbibing a drug intended to separate good from evil in a personality . </Li> <Li> Kidnapped ( 1886 ) is a historical novel that tells of the boy David Balfour 's pursuit of his inheritance and his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart in the intrigues of Jacobite troubles in Scotland . </Li> <Li> The Black Arrow : A Tale of the Two Roses ( 1888 ) An historical adventure novel and romance set during the Wars of the Roses . </Li> <Li> The Master of Ballantrae : A Winter 's Tale ( 1889 ) , a masterful tale of revenge , set in Scotland , America , and India . </Li> <Li> The Wrong Box ( 1889 ) ; co-written with Lloyd Osbourne . A comic novel of a tontine , also filmed ( 1966 ) . </Li> <Li> The Wrecker ( 1892 ) ; co-written with Lloyd Osbourne . </Li> <Li> Catriona ( 1893 ) , also known as David Balfour , is a sequel to Kidnapped , telling of Balfour 's further adventures . </Li> <Li> The Ebb - Tide ( 1894 ) ; co-written with Lloyd Osbourne . </Li> <Li> Weir of Hermiston ( 1896 ) . Unfinished at the time of Stevenson 's death , considered to have promised great artistic growth . </Li> <Li> St Ives : Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England ( 1897 ) . Unfinished at the time of Stevenson 's death , the novel was completed by Arthur Quiller - Couch . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> The Hair Trunk or The Ideal Commonwealth ( 1877 ) Unfinished and unpublished . An annotated edition of the original manuscript , edited and introduced by Roger G. Swearingen , was published as The Hair Trunk or The Ideal Commonwealth : An Extravaganza in August 2014 . </Li> <Li> Treasure Island ( 1883 ) His first major success , a tale of piracy , buried treasure , and adventure , has been filmed frequently . In an 1881 letter to W.E. Henley , he provided the earliest known title , `` The Sea Cook , or Treasure Island : a Story for Boys '' . </Li> <Li> Prince Otto ( 1885 ) Stevenson 's third full - length narrative , an action romance set in the imaginary Germanic state of Grünewald . </Li> <Li> Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ( 1886 ) , a novella about a dual personality much depicted in plays and films , also influential in the growth of understanding of the subconscious mind through its treatment of a kind and intelligent physician who turns into a psychopathic monster after imbibing a drug intended to separate good from evil in a personality . </Li> <Li> Kidnapped ( 1886 ) is a historical novel that tells of the boy David Balfour 's pursuit of his inheritance and his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart in the intrigues of Jacobite troubles in Scotland . </Li> <Li> The Black Arrow : A Tale of the Two Roses ( 1888 ) An historical adventure novel and romance set during the Wars of the Roses . </Li> <Li> The Master of Ballantrae : A Winter 's Tale ( 1889 ) , a masterful tale of revenge , set in Scotland , America , and India . </Li> <Li> The Wrong Box ( 1889 ) ; co-written with Lloyd Osbourne . A comic novel of a tontine , also filmed ( 1966 ) . </Li> <Li> The Wrecker ( 1892 ) ; co-written with Lloyd Osbourne . </Li> <Li> Catriona ( 1893 ) , also known as David Balfour , is a sequel to Kidnapped , telling of Balfour 's further adventures . </Li> <Li> The Ebb - Tide ( 1894 ) ; co-written with Lloyd Osbourne . </Li> <Li> Weir of Hermiston ( 1896 ) . Unfinished at the time of Stevenson 's death , considered to have promised great artistic growth . </Li> <Li> St Ives : Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England ( 1897 ) . Unfinished at the time of Stevenson 's death , the novel was completed by Arthur Quiller - Couch . </Li> </Ul>
when did robert louis stevenson wrote his first book
when did robert louis stevenson wrote his first book
1883
1883