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Born
He was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom -
Edinburgh University
When he was 17, Stevenson enrolled at Edinburgh University to study engineering. Trying to follower his family in the family business -
First Love
In 1873, he went to visit a married cousin in Suffolk England where he met Sidney Colvin. -
Sick
Stevenson heath was not so good and they sent him the Menton, French Rivera -
Law School
He lost interest in the family business and went to law school -
When he decided to become a writer
He Emerged from law school and became a writer, after touring France. -
Fanny Osbourne
When Stevenson met the love of his life but she was married. But she was in the middle of divorcing her husband. -
An Inland Voyage
Stevenson published his first work in 1878, An Inland Voyage. It was about his trip from Antwerp to north France, which he made in a canoe. -
Stevenson and Osbourne
since 1878, Stevenson and Osbourne started seeing each other while she stayed in France.In 1880 is when they finally got married -
New Arabian Nights
"New Arabian Nights" was his first short story. -
Treasure Island
The idea of this novel Treasure Island was inspired by the map that he had drawn for his stepson. -
The Silverado Squatters
After his marriage, he took his wife to his abandoned silver mine Napa Valley, California where he created The Silverado Squatters. -
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
He published Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886 and it became an instant hit. -
Father
Stevenson's father passed away this year. -
Died
He died in Apia, Samoa
