Robert Louis Stevenson

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Aliases:: Robert Ludwik Stevenson, Robert Luis Stivensoni, ستيفنسن، روبير لويس،, and 135 others
רוברט לואיס סטיבנסון, רוברט לואס סטיבנסון, Roberto Luis Stevenson, Robert Luis Stivensen, ستيبنسون، روبرت لويس, ستيفنسون، روبيرت لويس،, โรเบิร์ต หลุยส์ สตีเวนสัน, ロバート・ルイスチブンソン, Р. Л Стивенсон, რობერთ ლუის სთივენსონი, スチーブンスン, Robert Lui Stivenson, Āra. Ela Sṭivanasana, Ara. Ela Stivanasana, Robert Lʹjuis Stivenson, ستيفنسون، روبرت،, R. L. B. Stevenson, Ṙobert Lyuis Stʹivenson, Ռոբերտ Լյուիս Սթիվենսոն, Робърт Луис Стивънсън, റോബർട്ട് ലൂയിസ് സ്റ്റീവൻസൺ, R. L スティーブンソン, Роберт Луїс Стівенсон, Robert Ljuis Stivenson, スチーブンソン, R. Louis Stevenson, スチィブンスン, Robert Luis Stevenson, .. Sitewenson, Роберт Луис Стивенсон, रोबर्ट लुइस् स्टिभिन्सन, Āra. Ela Sṭivansana, রবার্ট লুইস স্টিভেন্সন, R. L スティーヴンスン, R. S. Stefenson, رابرت لویی استیونسن, R.L.スティーヴンソン, ஆர். எல். இசுட்டீவன்சன், ستيڤنسن، روبرت لويس, L. Stevenson, R. L. Stiwenson, Shidiwensheng, R.L.S, Louis B. Stevenson, ロバート・ルイス・スティーヴンソン, רוברט לואיס סטיווענסאן, Roberts Luiss Stīvensons, Robert Stevenson, Shih-ti-wen-sheng, Robert Loui Sitivensin, ستيفنسن، روبرت لويس،, Robert Levis Balfour Stevenson, Roberṭ luis Sṭiṿenson, ロバートスチブンソン, Стивенсон, Robert Lʹi︠u︡is Stivenson, Ռոբերտ Լուիս Սթիվենսոն, روبرت لويس ستيفنسون،, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, R. L スチィーヴンスン, Стивенсон Роберт Льюис, Sutībunson, ロバート・ルイススチーブンソン, Ṙobert Luis Stʹivenson, Robert-Louis Balfour Stevenson, .. Shidiwensen, Stevenson, R. L. S, Robert Louis Stevenson‎‎, P. L. Stivenson, Roberts Lūiss Stīvensons, Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson, 史蒂文生, 羅伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森, Rūbart Lūwīs Stīfinsūn, Роберт Льюис Стивенсон, ר״ל סטיבנסון, ロバート・ルイススティーヴンソン, .. Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevensen, Robert Luis Stivenson, ר. ל סטיבנסון, روبرت لويس ستيفنسون, ロバート・ルイススティーブンスン, R.L. Stevenson, Robert L'juis Stivenson, Rubirt Luwīs Stīfinsin, Sutīvunsun, Робэрт Льюіс Стывэнсан, Robert Luj Stivnson, Robert Lewis Stevensen, Robert Luʾis Stewenson, Robert Lewis Stevenson, ستيفنسون، ر. ل.،, ראבערט לואיס סטיװענסאן, ستيڤنسون، روبرت لويس, Ρόμπερτ Λούις Στίβενσον, 斯蒂文逊, ਰਾਬਰਟ ਲੂਈ ਸਟੀਵਨਸਨ, Robert Louis Stevenson, რობერტ ლუის სტივენსონი, Louis Stevenson, ロバート・ルーイススティーヴンスン, ロバード・ルイススティブンソン, Роберт Стивенсон, ستفنسن، روبرت لويس،, R. L. Stìvenzon, Louis Robert Stevenson, Rompert Luis Stēbenson, စတီဗင်ဆန် အာ၊အယ်, R. L. Stivenson, RLS, стивенсон, Роберт Льюіс Стывенсан, रॉबर्ट लुई स्टीवन्सन, رابرت لوئی استیونسون, R. L. Sŭtʻibŭnsŭn, R.-L. Stevenson, Robert Louis Stephenson, Robert Louis B. Stevenson, Anderson, ڕۆبەرت لویس ستیڤینسۆن, Robertus Ludovicus Stevenson, R. L. Stevenson, Robert Lʹûis Stivenson, Robert L. Stivenson, ראבערט ל סטיווענסאן, R.L. スティーブンソン, 史蒂文森罗伯特·路易斯, R.L.S. (Robert Louis Stevenson), 로버트 루이스 스티븐슨, スチヴンソン, Стивенсон. Р. Л, Robert L. Stevenson, Robert-Louis Stevenson
Born:: Nov. 13, 1850
Died:: Dec. 3, 1894

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Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a lighthouse engineer. As a child he was often sick, especially during the winter months, possibly due to chronic bronchiectasis. He often tutored at home due to his illnesses, but at age eleven he was sent to Edinburgh Academy. He was always interested in writing stories, and his father published his first book, The Pentland Rising: A Page of History, 1666, in 1866.

In 1867 he went to the University of Edinburgh for engineering, although the discipline did not interest him. In 1871, he told his father that he intended to be a writer. His parents convinced him to return to the University of Edinburgh to read Law. After travelling to London and Paris, becoming active in literary circles in both cities, and a physical collapse in 1873 and recovery in the French Riviera, qualified for the Scottish bar in 1875. However, he never practised law, engaging instead in travel and writing.

In the course of his travels, Stevenson met Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne, an American mother of two who was in France to study art, in 1876. They met again in 1877 and became lovers, and he spent …

In the course of his travels, Stevenson met Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne, an American mother of two who was in France to study art, in 1876. They met again in 1877 and became lovers, and he spent much of his time visiting with her and her children in France, until she returned to in San Francisco in 1878.

In 1879 he set sail to the U.S. to join her, becoming sick along the way, and when he arrived in San Francisco he was very ill. The now-divorced Vandegrift came to his bedside and nursed him to recovery. They married in 1880, honeymooned in the Napa Valley of California, then sailed with back to Britain, where he was reunited with his family.

For the next seven years, Stevenson travelled in search of a home that would benefit his health. He spent his summers in Scotland and England and his winters in France. During this time he wrote some of his best known work: Treasure Island (1883), A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), Kidnapped (1886), and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).

When his father died in 1887, Stevenson moved with his mother and family to the Adirondacks. In 1888, they set sail in a chartered yacht for the South Pacific. For nearly three years they wandered the eastern and central Pacific, visiting the Hawaiian Islands, the Gilbert Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand and the Samoan Islands. They took a second voyage to the Equator in 1889, and a third in 1890 to the South Seas islands.

In 1890 Stevenson purchased some land on one of the Samoan islands and established an estate. He adopted the native name Tusitala, and became involved in local politics, whcih led to clashes with the European bureaucrats who ruled the islands. He died in his estate, probably of cerebral hemorrhage, in 1894.