Robert Louis Stevenson... I... by Jane Birkin, an English Actress

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“Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all.”

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Jane Birkin

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Name: Jane Birkin

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Dec 14, 1946

Profession: Actress

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