Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson, (1850-94). Scottish poet and novelist, best known for his adventure stories, such as Treasure Island (1881) and Kidnapped (1886). He studied law and …
Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens, (1879-1955). US poet. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Stevens attended Harvard (1897-1900) and later trained for the bar. He then worked for many years as a …
Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne, (1713-68). Anglo-Irish novelist and writer. Sterne was brought up in some poverty in County Tipperary. After studying at Cambridge, he was ordained an Anglican priest …
Isaac Stern Isaac Stern, (1920- ). US violinist, born in Russia. Stern studied in San Francisco and made his debut there at the age of 11. He has toured …
George Stephenson George Stephenson, (1781-1848). British engineer. He worked as an engineer in the mines and in 1815 built his first locomotive, the Blucher, which could pull 30 tons …
Stendhal Stendhal, pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842). French novelist. He served as an officer in the Napoleonic campaigns from 1800 until Napoleon’s abdication in 1814, when he retired to …
John Steinbeck John Steinbeck, (1902-68). US novelist and writer. Born in Salinas, California, Steinbeck studied marine biology at Stanford. He subsequently worked as a journalist and in various menial …
Sir Richard Steele Sir Richard Steele, (1672-1729). Anglo-Irish essayist and dramatist. He left Oxford University in 1692 to join the army and was a captain by 1700. His reforming …
