RL Stevenson was born at Edinburgh, in Scotland in 1850. His father enjoyed telling him stories of religious value, and his mother doted upon their son. Robert began to write early, and even as a young child, his writing showed sensitivity towards religion and history. His father intended him to study engineering at University but Stevenson soon gave it up as he was an indifferent student. He then agreed to study law, but it was soon clear that Literature was his passion. Most of his early writings drew upon his travel in England, France and Italy. He developed an appetite for travel, and his writing skills and energy grew in equal proportion.
Stevenson’s writing embraces different genres of literature-poetry, letters, travelogues and novels. Stevenson gained fame with the adventure story, Treasure Island, and his most famous study of human personality, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.