Transatlantic Stevenson Conference

The Fourth Biennial Robert Louis Stevenson Conference is to be held in Saranac Lake, New York USA. Stevenson spent the winter of 1887-1888 in Saranac Lake, and now their house is a museum dedicated to the writer.

The conference will examine Stevenson in the context of his life, his literary works, the Transatlantic movement of people and cultures, and the development of medical spas and clinics during the nineteenth century. The complete programme is available online.

The Journal of Stevenson Studies will publish selected papers from the conference, in a special issue to be edited by the conference organizers.

Registration for the conference will be $125.00 and is payable to the Hotel Saranac.

Further details: Transatlantic Stevenson website