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Stevenson's poetry and books were influenced by his childhood.
His mother kept a journal of his babyhood and childhood. He was sickly.
It was published briefly and told us a lot about his illness.

His nurse spent hours telling him scary religious stories and reading to him.
She openly disapproved of how his parents encouraged him to speak his mind.
He was known to be an impatient and demanding only child.