Robert Louis Stevenson

1879 

Robert Louis Stevenson 

In poor health, almost penniless and with his literary 
success still a few years away, RObert Louis 
Stevenson created a romantic view of Monterey and 
the surrounding area. His written and mental notes of 
the Monterey coastline were later used when he wrote 
"Treasure Island," "Kidnapped" and 
"The Old Pacific Capital."