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How did Robert Louis Stevenson teach himself the craft of writing as a teenager?
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's famous works include the adventure novel Treasure Island (1881).
As a teenager, Robert Louis Stevenson deliberately taught himself the craft of writing by imitating a wide variety of models in both prose and verse. This disciplined approach to learning his trade helped him develop his skills before he eventually gained recognition for his own original works.12