Stevenson is best known for his many beloved novels such as Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Garden of Verses of a Child and Kidnapped (Life-Robert). The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written in English around 1884 and published shortly thereafter in 1886 (Wolf 22). In the first six months, the story sold over forty thousand copies in England (“Robert”). Regarding the popularity of Stevenson's fiction, "Explanation of: 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson" informs that when the books were imported to America, many people were disturbed. The American people claimed that the book dealt with blasphemous topics. Beyond the controversy aroused by Stevenson's novel, today Stevenson is one of the best known and most translated authors of our time