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Lloyd Osbourne

Samuel Lloyd Osbourne (April 7, 1868 – May 22, 1947) was an American author and the stepson of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, with whom he co-authored three books, including The Wrecker. He also provided input and ideas on others. Osbourne wrote a number of stories and essays on his own, including An Intimate Portrait of R L S By His Stepson (1924).

Samuel Lloyd Osbourne
Osbourne (with Robert Louis Stevenson) attending a Royal Luau thrown by King Kalākaua, Honolulu, Hawaii, c. 1889
Born(1868-04-07)7 April 1868
San Francisco, California, US
Died22 May 1947(1947-05-22) (aged 79)
Glendale, California, US
OccupationNovelist
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Notable worksThe Wrong Box, The Ebb-Tide, The Wrecker
Spouse
Katherine Durham
(m. 1896; div. 1914)
PartnerYvonne Payerne
Children3
ParentsSamuel Osbourne
Fanny Vandegrift
Relatives Isobel Osbourne (sister)
Robert Louis Stevenson (stepfather)
Edward Salisbury Field (brother-in-law)

Early life

Lloyd Osbourne was born in San Francisco to Fanny Osbourne (née Vandegrift) and Samuel Osbourne, a lieutenant on the State Governor's staff. They had married when Fanny was just seventeen years of age, and Lloyd's elder sister Isobel Osbourne (or 'Belle') was born the following year. Samuel fought in the American Civil War, went with a friend sick with tuberculosis to California, and via San Francisco, he ended up in the silver mines of Nevada. Once settled there he sent for his family. Fanny and the five-year-old Isobel made the long journey via New York City, the isthmus of Panama, San Francisco, and finally by wagons and stage-coach to the mining camps of the Reese River, and the town of Austin in Lander County. Life was difficult in the mining town, and there were few women around. Fanny learned to shoot a pistol and to roll her own cigarettes.

The family moved to Virginia City, Nevada. Samuel began philandering with saloon girls, and in 1866 he left to prospect for gold in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Fanny and her daughter journeyed to San Francisco. There was a rumour that Sam had been killed by a grizzly bear, but he returned to the family safe in 1868. Shortly thereafter Lloyd was born. Samuel continued philandering and Fanny returned to Indianapolis.

The couple were reconciled again in 1869, and lived in Oakland where a second son, Hervey, was born. Fanny took up painting and gardening. However, her husband's behaviour did not improve, and Fanny finally left him in 1875 and moved with her three children to Europe. They lived in Antwerp for three months, and then in order to allow Fanny to study art, moved to Paris where Fanny and Isobel both enrolled in the Académie Julian. Hervey was sick with scrofulous tuberculosis, died on 5 April 1876, and was buried in a temporary grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery. While in Paris, Lloyd's mother met and befriended the author Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson and Fanny became deeply attached to each other; in 1880 Fanny divorced her husband and married Stevenson when Lloyd was just twelve years old. As a boy, Lloyd and his stepfather painted a map of an imaginary island, and this was the inspiration for Stevenson's classic Treasure Island. Although he would study engineering at the University of Edinburgh, Osbourne wished to become a writer, an idea that was encouraged by his stepfather.

South Seas with Stevenson

In June 1888, Stevenson chartered a yacht and set sail with his new family from San Francisco across the Pacific Ocean, visiting important island groups.[1] They stopped for an extended stay in the Hawaiian Islands where Stevenson became good friends with King Kalākaua.

In 1890 Lloyd Osbourne, his mother, and Stevenson sailed from Sydney, Australia, into the central Pacific on the steam ship the Janet Nicoll.[2] Lloyd Osbourne and Stevenson used a plate camera to photograph Pacific Islanders and passengers and crew of the Janet Nicoll.[3] A passenger on the Janet Nicoll was Jack Buckland, whom Lloyd Osbourne and Stevenson used as a character in The Wrecker (1892).

In 1890 the family settled in Samoa, where Stevenson died four years later on December 3. In 1894 Osbourne was appointed vice consul to represent the United States in Samoa.

On April 9, 1896, Osbourne married Katherine Durham in Honolulu; they had two children. The couple divorced in 1914. In 1916 they remarried on condition that they would not have any more children; they later divorced again.[year missing]

Later years

Osbourne spent the period of 1936 in the South of France with Yvonne Payerne, forty years his junior, by whom he had another son when he was 68 years old. In 1941, Osbourne returned alone to the U.S. when America entered the war. Yvonne and Samuel arrived in New York City on May 22, 1947, the same day that Osbourne died in California.

 
Stevenson in Vailima. Lloyd Osbourne is sitting on the left.

Osbourne's son, Alan Osbourne, served in WWI and was an Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. Maritime Commission.

Collaborations with Robert Louis Stevenson

Other works

  • The Queen Versus Billy and Other Stories (1900)
  • Forty Years Between (March 1903)
  • Love, The Fiddler (1903)
  • The Fugitives of Pleasure (February 1904)
  • The Motormaniacs (1905)
  • Infatuation (1909)
  • Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas (1921)
  • An Intimate Portrait of R L S By His Stepson (1924)

References

  1. ^ In the South Seas (1896) & (1900) Chatto & Windus; republished by The Hogarth Press (1987). A collection of Stevenson's articles and essays on his travels in the Pacific
  2. ^ Janet Nicoll is the correct spelling of trading steamer owned by Henderson and Macfarlane of Auckland, New Zealand, which operated between Sydney, Auckland and into the central Pacific. Fanny Vandegrift Stevenson miss-names the ship as the Janet Nicol in her account of the 1890 voyage, which was published as The Cruise of the Janet Nichol among the South Sea Islands A Diary by Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson (first published 1914), republished 2004, editor, Roslyn Jolly (U. of Washington Press/U. of New South Wales Press)
  3. ^ photographs published in The Cruise of the Janet Nichol among the South Sea Islands A Diary by Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson (first published 1914), republished 2004, editor, Roslyn Jolly (U. of Washington Press/U. of New South Wales Press)
  • Rankin, Nicholas, Dead Man's Chest: Travels after Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN 0-571-13808-X
  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Osbourne, Lloyd". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

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Samuel Lloyd Osbourne April 7 1868 May 22 1947 was an American author and the stepson of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson with whom he co authored three books including The Wrecker He also provided input and ideas on others Osbourne wrote a number of stories and essays on his own including An Intimate Portrait of R L S By His Stepson 1924 Samuel Lloyd OsbourneOsbourne with Robert Louis Stevenson attending a Royal Luau thrown by King Kalakaua Honolulu Hawaii c 1889Born 1868 04 07 7 April 1868San Francisco California USDied22 May 1947 1947 05 22 aged 79 Glendale California USOccupationNovelistAlma materUniversity of EdinburghNotable worksThe Wrong Box The Ebb Tide The WreckerSpouseKatherine Durham m 1896 div 1914 wbr PartnerYvonne PayerneChildren3ParentsSamuel Osbourne Fanny VandegriftRelativesIsobel Osbourne sister Robert Louis Stevenson stepfather Edward Salisbury Field brother in law Contents 1 Early life 2 South Seas with Stevenson 3 Later years 4 Collaborations with Robert Louis Stevenson 5 Other works 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditLloyd Osbourne was born in San Francisco to Fanny Osbourne nee Vandegrift and Samuel Osbourne a lieutenant on the State Governor s staff They had married when Fanny was just seventeen years of age and Lloyd s elder sister Isobel Osbourne or Belle was born the following year Samuel fought in the American Civil War went with a friend sick with tuberculosis to California and via San Francisco he ended up in the silver mines of Nevada Once settled there he sent for his family Fanny and the five year old Isobel made the long journey via New York City the isthmus of Panama San Francisco and finally by wagons and stage coach to the mining camps of the Reese River and the town of Austin in Lander County Life was difficult in the mining town and there were few women around Fanny learned to shoot a pistol and to roll her own cigarettes The family moved to Virginia City Nevada Samuel began philandering with saloon girls and in 1866 he left to prospect for gold in the Coeur d Alene Mountains Fanny and her daughter journeyed to San Francisco There was a rumour that Sam had been killed by a grizzly bear but he returned to the family safe in 1868 Shortly thereafter Lloyd was born Samuel continued philandering and Fanny returned to Indianapolis The couple were reconciled again in 1869 and lived in Oakland where a second son Hervey was born Fanny took up painting and gardening However her husband s behaviour did not improve and Fanny finally left him in 1875 and moved with her three children to Europe They lived in Antwerp for three months and then in order to allow Fanny to study art moved to Paris where Fanny and Isobel both enrolled in the Academie Julian Hervey was sick with scrofulous tuberculosis died on 5 April 1876 and was buried in a temporary grave at Pere Lachaise Cemetery While in Paris Lloyd s mother met and befriended the author Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson and Fanny became deeply attached to each other in 1880 Fanny divorced her husband and married Stevenson when Lloyd was just twelve years old As a boy Lloyd and his stepfather painted a map of an imaginary island and this was the inspiration for Stevenson s classic Treasure Island Although he would study engineering at the University of Edinburgh Osbourne wished to become a writer an idea that was encouraged by his stepfather South Seas with Stevenson EditIn June 1888 Stevenson chartered a yacht and set sail with his new family from San Francisco across the Pacific Ocean visiting important island groups 1 They stopped for an extended stay in the Hawaiian Islands where Stevenson became good friends with King Kalakaua In 1890 Lloyd Osbourne his mother and Stevenson sailed from Sydney Australia into the central Pacific on the steam ship the Janet Nicoll 2 Lloyd Osbourne and Stevenson used a plate camera to photograph Pacific Islanders and passengers and crew of the Janet Nicoll 3 A passenger on the Janet Nicoll was Jack Buckland whom Lloyd Osbourne and Stevenson used as a character in The Wrecker 1892 In 1890 the family settled in Samoa where Stevenson died four years later on December 3 In 1894 Osbourne was appointed vice consul to represent the United States in Samoa On April 9 1896 Osbourne married Katherine Durham in Honolulu they had two children The couple divorced in 1914 In 1916 they remarried on condition that they would not have any more children they later divorced again year missing Later years EditOsbourne spent the period of 1936 in the South of France with Yvonne Payerne forty years his junior by whom he had another son when he was 68 years old In 1941 Osbourne returned alone to the U S when America entered the war Yvonne and Samuel arrived in New York City on May 22 1947 the same day that Osbourne died in California Stevenson in Vailima Lloyd Osbourne is sitting on the left Osbourne s son Alan Osbourne served in WWI and was an Editor in Chief of the U S Maritime Commission Collaborations with Robert Louis Stevenson EditThe Wrong Box The Ebb Tide The Wrecker which was also used as the basis for a 1957 television series episode of Maverick with the same title starring James Garner and Jack Kelly with due credit given to both Stevenson and Osbourne in the closing credits Other works EditThe Queen Versus Billy and Other Stories 1900 Forty Years Between March 1903 Love The Fiddler 1903 The Fugitives of Pleasure February 1904 The Motormaniacs 1905 Infatuation 1909 Wild Justice Stories of the South Seas 1921 An Intimate Portrait of R L S By His Stepson 1924 References Edit In the South Seas 1896 amp 1900 Chatto amp Windus republished by The Hogarth Press 1987 A collection of Stevenson s articles and essays on his travels in the Pacific Janet Nicoll is the correct spelling of trading steamer owned by Henderson and Macfarlane of Auckland New Zealand which operated between Sydney Auckland and into the central Pacific Fanny Vandegrift Stevenson miss names the ship as the Janet Nicol in her account of the 1890 voyage which was published as The Cruise of the Janet Nichol among the South Sea Islands A Diary by Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson first published 1914 republished 2004 editor Roslyn Jolly U of Washington Press U of New South Wales Press photographs published in The Cruise of the Janet Nichol among the South Sea Islands A Diary by Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson first published 1914 republished 2004 editor Roslyn Jolly U of Washington Press U of New South Wales Press Rankin Nicholas Dead Man s Chest Travels after Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN 0 571 13808 X This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Osbourne Lloyd New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead External links Edit Wikisource has original works by or about Lloyd Osbourne Works by Lloyd Osbourne at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Lloyd Osbourne at Internet Archive Works by Lloyd Osbourne at LibriVox 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