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Stevenson

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Ste·ven·son  (stvn-sn), Adlai Ewing 1835-1914.
Vice President of the United States (1893-1897) under Grover Cleveland. His grandson Adlai Ewing (1900-1965) was the Democratic nominee for President in 1952 and 1956.
Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour 1850-1894.
British writer of essays, poetry, and novels, including Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886).
Stevenson [ˈstiːvənsən]
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1. (Biographies / Stevenson, Adlai Ewing (1900-1968) M, US, POLITICS: statesman) Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900-68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961-65)
2. (Biographies / Stevenson, Robert Louis (Balfour) (1850-1894) M, Scottish, WRITING: writer) Robert Louis (Balfour). 1850-94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)
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Noun1.StevensonStevenson - Scottish author (1850-1894)          
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson
2.StevensonStevenson - United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson


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Thomas Hardy, 1840- Stevenson, 1850-1894.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
You don't know how we women envy you men those wonderful walking-tours we can only read about in Hazlitt or Stevenson.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF AND NOW SET FORTH BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH A PREFACE BY MRS.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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