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Frances Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (10 March 1840 – 18 February 1914) was an American magazine writer. [1] [2] She became a supporter and later the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson, and the mother of Isobel Osbourne, Samuel Lloyd Osbourne, and Hervey Stewart Osbourne. [3] Early life.
Fanny Van De Grift Stevenson (1840-1914) The First Forty Years: Prairies, Pioneers, and Painters. Born Frances Matilda Van de Grift on March 10, 1840 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Fanny was the oldest of six children. Her parents, Jacob and Esther, were both from Philadelphia and were of Swedish and Dutch ancestry.
Fanny and Robert Stevenson: Our Samoan Adventure, ed. by Charles Neider (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1956) [Introductory texts by RLS and Fanny Stevenson, including Fanny’s diary from 1890-93.]
Fanny Stevenson was an artist, adventurer, and caretaker who married the famous writer Robert Louis Stevenson in 1880. She defied convention, supported him through his illnesses, and influenced his works, despite the criticism and disapproval of his family and friends.
Fanny Stevenson. Fanny Vandegrift was born in Indianapolis, the daughter of builder Jacob Vandegrift, and his wife Esther Thomas Keen. She was something of a tomboy, and had dark curly hair. At the age of seventeen she married Samuel Osbourne, a lieutenant on the State Governor's staff.
Oct 24, 1999 · In literary circles, Fanny has detractors who think she smothered Stevenson, and, according to the Lapierre biography, she was subject to frightening episodes of depression. Still, it’s...
Nov 29, 2010 · A biography of Robert Louis Stevenson's wife, Fanny, who influenced his life and work. Learn about her independent and free-spirited personality, her love for the novelist, and her legacy.
