The Isle of Voices: A graphic adaptation and poetry inspired by the work of Robert Louis Stevenson with links to accompanying resources for students and teachers

Authors

Simon Grennan, University of Chester; Michelle Keown, University of Edinburgh; Shari Sabeti, University of Edinburgh; Solomon Enos; Selina Tusitala Marsh, University of Auckland; Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard; Jack Brougham

Keywords:

Robert Louis Stevenson, Pacific fiction, graphic novel, education, teaching resources

Synopsis

A graphic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story, ‘The Isle of Voices’ by Hawaiian artist, Solomon Enos alongside a poem inspired by the story by Samoan poet Caroline Sinavaian Gabbard. The adaptation is the outcome of the AHRC funded research project, Remediating Stevenson: Decolonizing Robert Louis Stevenson’s Pacific fiction through graphic adaptation, arts education and community engagement. The book contains a wordless graphic adaptation; a summary of the story in modern English; ‘Echolocation’, a poem by Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard; an illustrated biography of Stevenson and his relationship to the Pacific by Jack Brougham, as well as an outline of, and link to, teaching resources developed by Scotdec for use in Scottish classrooms at Curriculum for Excellence Level 3.

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Published

14 August 2025

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-1-83645-132-7