Robert louis stevenson did not learn to read until about age eight.

This statement is true. He was a single child and was sickly most of his childhood and he learned to read only when he was eight, which was odd considering that he was already writing stories at the time, that is, he didn't write them himself but rather dictated stories to his Mother or his Nurse who would write it down for him before he learned to do it himself.

One key element is humour! the man probably represents a politician or worker!