Obituary: The Life And Death Of Robert Louis Stevenson

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R.L.S. Obituary

Robert Louis Stevenson passed away at his home in Vailima, Samoa, on December 3, 1894, at the age of forty-four.

Robert is predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Margaret Isabella Stevenson.

Robert is survived and remembered by wife, Fanny Stevenson, and step-children, Isobel, Lloyd, and Hervey Osbourne.

Robert was born on November 13, 1850. He attended University of Edinburgh. His first published book was The Inland Voyage (1878). His last published book was In the South Seas (1896).

He grew up an only child and was expected to carry on the family business, designing light houses, and attended University of Edinburgh for engineering. He eventually decided he did not want to do what his father did and studied law. He never

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