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Born
Day Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom -
Edinburgh Univirsity
At the age of 16 Stevenson supposedly began to study engineering -
His father knows
At the age of 21 Robert Stevenson informs his father that he wants to pursue the life of an Arthur -
Roads
Roads was his first paid publication. -
Tressure Island
The idea for Treasure Island came to Stevenson after drawing a map for his stepson -
Lust or Love?
In late 1873 on a visit to a cousin Stevenson meet Frances Jane Sitwell. Sitwell was a very attractive women. Although Sitwell was married Stevenson and her kept up a heated correspondence. He wrote her a serious of letters.Eventually there love became a long lasting friendship. -
Failure
Stevenson's health began to fail and was sent to Menton on the French Riviera -
Healthier
After a year of poor health he recovered and settled down to his studys. -
Scottish bar
Stevenson came to an agreement with his father that he would study law as well as follow his dream of becoming a writer on July 1875 he qualified for the Scottish bar but never practiced law -
Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne
Stevenson met fanny who was married at the time but fell in love with her. -
His first book
An Inland Voyage was Stevenson's first book -
Marrige
After years of knowing one another Fanny and Stevenson finally married -
Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde
As soon as Stevenson Publised this famous novel it became it instant hit -
His father's death
Devestted after his fathers death Stevenson traveled bac to the US to reunite with his wife and stepson -
Looking for a home
His family and him crused around the South sea Island untl it became clear they settled down in the Island. -
R.I.P
At the age of only 44 years old Stevenson passed away from a stroke in his home in Apia, Samoa.
