Stevenson began by studying engineering and law at Edinburgh University, and was admitted advocate in 1875. He soon turned to writing and produced a number of essays which were well received. Ill health forced him abroad a number of times and he produced a number of books based on these travels. He moved to America in 1879 and returend, married, in 1883. Still suffering from tubercluosis, Stevenson continued to contribute to periodicals, writing short stories, essays and further travel works. In 1883, he published Treasure Island, which was successful, and followed with The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), Kidnapped (1886), The Black Arrow (1888), The Master of Ballantrae (1889) and Catriona (1893). He moved to Samoa in 1888, and for a time his health improved, but he died suddenly from a ruptured blood-vessel in the brain and was buried on Samoa. Stevenson is also remembered for his wonderful poetry, among which A Child's Garden of Verses (1885) and Underwoods (1887) are excellent examples. |
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