The Lantern Bearer: A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson

According to the biography, The Lantern Bearer, what disease was Stevenson stricken by in his early childhood that affected the rest of his life?

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Stevenson was diagnosed with tuberculosis—a serious lung disease common in the nineteenth century— early in his childhood.

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The Lantern Bearer