Camille Peri

Dec 4, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Kaveh Akbar |Percival L. Everett |Jo Hamya |Eliana Hernández-Pachón |Adam Higginbotham |Rachel Kushner | +5 more

The books that made us think the most this year

Aug 13, 2024 | lithub.com | Camille Peri

“She was the only woman in the world worth dying for.” It was these words, which I came across in a reference to Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson, that first caught my attention. They were written by an admirer, not the man she devoted her life to—her famous husband, Robert Louis Stevenson. But Louis, as he was called, actually did risk his life to get to her, crossing the world when he was in ill health, because he felt he could not live without her.

Aug 9, 2024 | airmail.news | Robert Stevenson |Camille Peri

A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson by Camille Peri It is well known that the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 gothic novella, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, came to the Scottish author in a dream. Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.

Jun 24, 2024 | altaonline.com | Camille Peri

Author Robert Louis Stevenson in a portrait with the women who were instrumental in helping him advance his literary career despite recurring illnesses. From left: wife Fanny Stevenson, stepdaughter and literary assistant Isobel Osbourne, and his mother, Margaret Isabella Stevenson.

Mar 28, 2024 | webmd.com | Dan Brennan |Camille Peri

As a parent, you've probably handled enough ear infections, colds, and stomach bugs to feel like an expert. But here are nine other illnesses you should know about. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection of the airways. It usually isn’t serious, but if your child is under 2, or has a heart or lung disease or a weak immune system, it can inflame the lungs and cause pneumonia. "It's the most common viral respiratory infection that causes hospitalization in young babies," says Kathryn M.