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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's famous works include the adventure novel Treasure Island (1881).
Robert Louis Stevenson experienced difficulty attending school regularly throughout his youth due to his poor health. Despite these challenges, he managed to attend the Edinburgh Academy and other institutions before eventually enrolling at the University of Edinburgh at age 17.1