How Is Robert Stevenson Sickly Responsible

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Robert Louis Stevenson: The Sickly Writer
Many well known pieces of literature were written by one, well-known man, who was this man? The man was Robert Louis Stevenson, an author of many books, poems, and several other pieces of literature. Despite declining health, Stevenson accomplished many great things in his short life. Robert Louis Stevenson's early years, middle years, and later years had a profound impact on many people around the world.
The early years of Robert Louis Stevenson were a large factor in determining the rest of his life. In the town of Edinburg, Scotland , on November 13,1850, a little boy was born. The little boy, who was born to Thomas and Margret Stevenson, was given the name Robert Louis Stevenson (biography.com). …show more content…

One day, in September of 1876, Robert met a lady that captured his attention, this lady was Fanny Osborn. Fanny was thirty six, and although she was married (but separated) with two children, she and Stevenson pursued a relationship. After two years Fanny divorced her husband to be with Stevenson ( encyclopedia Britannica). Although Robert was focused on his relationship, he also was working on his first book. An Inland Voyage , a book that came from a canoe trip through the Belgium and French canals ( encyclopedia of the world ) , was published in 1878 (bio.com). Around the same time that Stevenson published his first book, he also published his first collection of essays entitled Viginibus Presque ( encyclo Britannica). In 1880, after a four year relationship with Fanny, Stevenson was married. Once married, the happy couple took a three week honeymoon to California. The enjoyable vacation, to an abandoned gold mine, sparked the idea for another book titled The Silverado Squatters ( bio.com). After the honeymoon, the new couple decided to move their new family to Switzerland to help with Roberts health problems (encyclo Britannica). Following the Stevenson's move, in 1882, Robert his first book of short fictions titled New Arabian Nights (bio.com). Shortly after moving to Switzerland an epidemic erupted so Robert moved his family to England. Living in England was enjoyable for a period but after several years the climate caused Robert's health to decline. In August of 1887 the family yet again moved, this time to New York ( encyclopedia Britannica). Upon arriving in New York, Stevenson found himself to famous with several publishers and editors (encyclopedia Britannica). With his new found fame, Stevenson published several other books in the 1880's. Some of Roberts pieces where The Treasure of Franchard, published in 1883, and Treasure Island

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