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Did Robert Louis Stevenson ever work as a lawyer after joining the Scottish bar?
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's famous works include the adventure novel Treasure Island (1881).
No, Robert Louis Stevenson did not practice law after joining the bar. Although he agreed to prepare for the legal profession as a compromise with his father, who had expected him to follow the family tradition of lighthouse engineering, Stevenson never pursued a career as a lawyer. He was called to the Scottish bar in July 1875, but he chose to focus on his work as a writer instead.12