Due to Stevenson's constant illness, which developed into tuberculosis, he travelled from place to place hoping to improve his health. The harsh nature of the Scottish climate forced him to spend long periods abroad looking for a place where he could live and work. Stevenson and his family finally settled on the Samoan island of Upolu in 1890. The natives carried his body to the peak of Mount Vaea, where they buried him. And I laid me down with a will.
Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill.
Stevenson began his career by writing for the undergraduate Edinburgh University Magazine . He began publishing short stories and essays in the mid-1870's. His first and most famous novel is called, Treasure Island, and was published in 1883. Stevenson wrote many of his best books from a sickbed. Stevenson's writings brought him great popularity during his lifetime.