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Why did Robert Louis Stevenson travel to the French Riviera in 1873?
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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 traveled to the French Riviera in 1873 because he was suffering from a severe respiratory illness. He was sent there to recover, and his friend, the scholar Sidney Colvin, later joined him during his stay.1