Robert Lewis Stevenson was a novelist, poet and essayist who (1) became very successful at a certain stage of (2) his career. The son of a well-to-do engineer, Stevenson (3) was expected to follow his father’s footsteps. Nevertheless young Stevenson (4) felt that engineering was not for (5) him. He entered Edinburgh University and soon (6) began writing. In 1875 he qualified as a lawyer. At that time he already (7) became a popular writer thanks to his essays (8) published in a number of newspapers and magazines. Soon his poor health became (9) worse which made him (10) spend a lot of time away from home in the countries with a more suitable climate. He spent a lot of time in France where he made up his famous “Treasure Island”.