![]() ![]() When Stevenson was an infant, his mother developed symptoms of tuberculosis, and she was an invalid for much of his first decade. ![]() ![]() He was born into privilege, therefore, and was expected to carry on the tradition of a wealthy, successful professional life. The family firm designed and built lighthouses that had become famous landmarks, and “Stevenson” was a name to reckon with: Robert Louis’s father, Thomas, and grandfather, Robert, both appear in Scotland’s national portrait gallery. His father’s family, in fact, was famous in Scotland. On both sides of his large extended family (both his mother and father were the youngest of thirteen children) were successful, wealthy, socially prominent professionals. His mother’s family and ancestors were primarily clergymen and physicians his father’s family and ancestors were engineers. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 13, 1850, the only son of Thomas Stevenson and Margaret Balfour. ![]()
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