Records Of A Family Of Engineers

"Records of a Family of Engineers" is a story of the Robert Louis Stevenson's family and their accomplishments in the area of lighthouse engineering, focused on the author's grandfather Robert Stevenson (1772-1850), who was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses. The author traces the history and the name of the Stevenson family from the thirteenth century onwards, and discusses his ancestors through to Robert Stevenson. In the second and the third chapter, Robert Louis Stevenson thoroughly describes his grandfather's involvement with the Northern Lighthouse Board, where Robert Stevenson served as engineer for nearly fifty years, until 1842, during which time he designed and oversaw the construction and later improvement of numerous lighthouses, including the Bell Rock Lighthouse, which is one of his most famous works.

Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson

Records of a Family of Engineers Robert Louis Stevenson, "Records of a Family of Engineers" by Robert Louis Stevenson recounts the history of the Stevenson family and lighthouse engineering. It is one of the vintage collections by the Robert Louis Stevenson. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson

Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson

Summary: Stevenson was working on (what would be posthumously called) "Records of a Family of Engineers" from the early 1890s until his death. This unfinished piece focuses on RLS's grandfather, Robert Stevenson (1772-1850).