The Lighthouse Stevensons
The extraordinary story of the building of the Scottish lighthouses by the ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson
Ranked #49 in Lighthouse
I for one had no idea that the 14 lighthouses dotting the Scottish coast were all built by the same Stevenson family that produced Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland's most famous novelist. But Bella Bathurst throws a powerful, revolving light into the darkness of this historical tradition.
Robert Louis was a sickly fellow, and - unlike the rest of his strong-willed, determined family - certainly not up to the astonishing rigours of lighthouse building, all of which are vividly described here.
To build these towering structures in the most inhospitable places imaginable... more
Robert Louis was a sickly fellow, and - unlike the rest of his strong-willed, determined family - certainly not up to the astonishing rigours of lighthouse building, all of which are vividly described here.
To build these towering structures in the most inhospitable places imaginable... more
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