What was Stevenson's original name at birth?
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balzac Stevenson
Answer
Robert Louis Stevenson was born as Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson on November 13, 1850. He later changed the spelling of his middle name from "Lewis" to "Louis" to avoid confusion with another writer.
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