The Sickly Life of Robert Louis Stevenson

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Dig the grave and let me lie
Glad did I live and gladly die 

Humanities profiles Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson and looks at how his constant struggle with illness influenced his writing.

P.E. Garcia is an Editor-at-Large for the Rumpus and a contributor to HTMLGiant. They currently live in Philadelphia, where they were recently accidentally elected to be Judge of Elections. Find them on Twitter: @AvantGarcia. More from this author →