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Tusitala and Swift Cloud

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A portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny Written and presented by JUNE KNOX -MAWER
III health drove Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife to the Pacific, in search of a kindly climate. They settled in Samoa - where they were christened by the natives ' Tusitala - teller of tales ' and ' Swift Cloud '. This programme recalls their life through their letters. Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Louis
Unknown:
Fanny Written
Presented By:
June Knox
Unknown:
Robert Louis
Directed By:
Christopher Venning
Robert Louis Stevenson:
W Robert Trotter
Fanny:
Margaret Robertson
Henry Adams:
Robert Sheedy
Source: Radio Times

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