If any author could use a reputation overhaul, it might be Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). He was extremely prolific during his lifetime with a diverse output of poetry, essays, short stories, novels, travel books, and three plays.
Into the 20th century, his credibility among literary scholars began to diminish to the point that he was pigeonholed as a children’s book author based on his adventure novel “Treasure Island,” and as a horror writer for his novella, “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
