""The Penny Piper of Saranac: An Episode in Stevenson's Life"" is a biographical book written by Stephen Chalmers. The book is about the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, a famous Scottish author who wrote classics such as ""Treasure Island"" and ""Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". The book focuses on a particular episode in Stevenson's life when he visited Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. While there, he met a young girl named Penny who played the flute for him. The encounter had a profound ...
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""The Penny Piper of Saranac: An Episode in Stevenson's Life"" is a biographical book written by Stephen Chalmers. The book is about the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, a famous Scottish author who wrote classics such as ""Treasure Island"" and ""Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". The book focuses on a particular episode in Stevenson's life when he visited Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. While there, he met a young girl named Penny who played the flute for him. The encounter had a profound impact on Stevenson, and he later wrote about it in his book ""Across the Plains"". Chalmers explores the significance of this encounter and how it influenced Stevenson's writing. The book also provides a glimpse into the life of Stevenson and his struggles with illness, which led him to seek refuge in Saranac Lake. Overall, ""The Penny Piper of Saranac"" is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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