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STORY OF THE DOOR Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty,...

PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer 1 The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about T...

1) STORY OF THE DOOR MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backwa...

WITH A PREFACE BY MRS. STEVENSON PREFACE TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION While my husband and Mr. Henley were engaged in writing plays in Bournemouth they made a number of titles, hoping to use the...

ROBERT LOVIS STEVENSON WITH ILLVSTRATIONS BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK MCMV CONTENTS TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM ...

On Parole 222

A New Impression with a Frontispiece by Walter Crane London: Chatto & Windus, 1907 [Frontispiece, by Walter Crane: front.jpg] My Dear Sidney Colvin, The journey which this little book is to desc...

Transcribed from the 1899 Charles Scribner's Sons edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org THE BLACK ARROW--A TALE OF THE TWO ROSES Critic on the Hearth: No one but myself knows what...

I Bed in Summer In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light.

ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "Now, mark me, mine host," Sir Daniel said, "follow but mine orders and I shall be your good lord ever" ...

* * * * * LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS 1920 * * * * * ...

It was a beautiful morning in the late July when I set forth on foot for the last time for Aros.

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SWANSTON EDITION VOLUME XXV _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Si...

[Illustration] BED IN SUMMER In winter I get up at night, And dress by yellow candle light.

Chapter 1. NIGHT ON THE BEACH Throughout the island world of the Pacific, scattered men of many European races and from almost every grade of society carry activity and disseminate disease.

It was about three o'clock of a winter's afternoon in Tai-o-hae, the French capital and port of entry of the Marquesas Islands.

LAY MORALS 379 PRAYERS WRITTEN FOR FAMILY USE AT VAILIMA 431 RECORDS OF A FAMILY OF ENGINEERS RECORDS OF A FAMILY OF E...

A CHILDS GARDEN of VERSES [Illustration] [Illustration: _A Child's Garden_] A CHILD'S GARDEN of VERSES By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ILLUSTRATED by E. MARS AND M. H. SQU...

LETTERS FROM SAMOA 351 EDITORIAL NOTE _The following chapters are selected from a series which was first published partially in 'Black and White' (Febru...

A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT 227 THE SIRE DE MALÉTROIT'S DOOR 250 PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR ...

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SWANSTON EDITION VOLUME XXIV _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and S...

PREFACE An affair which might be deemed worthy of a note of a few lines in any general history has been here expanded to the size of a volume or large pamphlet.

CHAPTER I A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK The 25th day of August, 1751, about two in the afternoon, I, David Balfour, came forth of the British Linen Company, a porter attending me with a bag of money, an...

[Illustration] _THE CHILD ALONE_ _The Unseen Play

Distributed Proofreaders ESSAYS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SELECTED AND EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY WILLIAM LYON PHELPS M.A.(HARVARD) PH.D.(YALE) PREFACE The text of the follo...

Transcribed from the 1914 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org FATHER DAMIEN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE REVEREND DOCTOR HYDE OF HONOLULU FROM ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 1914...

After the 32nd chapter of _Treasure Island_, two of the puppets strolled out to have a pipe before business should begin again, and met in an open place not far from the story.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SWANSTON EDITION So much has been written on R. L. Stevenson, as a boy, a man, and a man of letters, so much has been written both by himself and others, that I can hope to ad...

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SWANSTON EDITION VOLUME XXIII _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and ...

CHAPTER I - STUDENT DAYS AT EDINBURGH, TRAVELS AND EXCURSIONS, 1868-1873 Letter: SPRING GROVE SCHOOL, 12TH NOVEMBER 1863.

A CUE--FROM A SAGA This is a tale of Iceland, the isle of stories, and of a thing that befell in the year of the coming there of Christianity.

CONTENTS PAGE Armies in the Fire 90 At the Sea-Side ...

CHAPTER I A TALE OF A LION RAMPANT It was in the month of May 1813 that I was so unlucky as to fall at last into the hands of the enemy.

THE BODY-SNATCHER 277 FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS TO THOMAS STEVENSON CIVIL ENGINEER BY WHOSE DEVICES THE GREAT SEA LIGHTS IN EVERY Q...

NORTH-WEST PASSAGE: 1. _Good Night_ 65 2. _Shadow March_

STEVENSON AT PLAY INTRODUCTION BY LLOYD OSBOURNE 259 WAR CORRESPONDENCE FROM STEVENSON'S NOTE-BOOK 263 THE DAVOS PRESS MORAL EMBLEMS, ETC.: FACSIMILE...

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SWANSTON EDITION VOLUME V _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixt...

INTRODUCTION In every Samoan household the day is closed with prayer and the singing of hymns.

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SWANSTON EDITION VOLUME XIV _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Si...

Chapter I. This I would read to him, and if satisfactory it was laid to one side; but were it not, I would rewrite it, embodying his criticisms.

CHAPTER I THE ELEMENTS OF DISCORD: NATIVE The story I have to tell is still going on as I write; the characters are alive and active; it is a piece of contemporary history in the most exact sense.

CHAPTER I INTRODUCES THE ADMIRAL When Dick Naseby was in Paris he made some odd acquaintances, for he was one of those who have ears to hear, and can use their eyes no less than their intelligence.

By the time this paper appears, I shall have been talking for twelve months;[1] and it is thought I should take my leave in a formal and seasonable manner.

CHAPTER I PAGE The Jenkins of Stowting--Fleeming's grandfather--Mrs. Buckner's fortune--Fleeming's father; goes to sea; at ...

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SWANSTON EDITION VOLUME XV _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and S...

PRINCE OTTO TO _NELLY VAN DE GRIFT_ (MRS. ADULFO SANCHEZ, OF MONTEREY) _At last, after so many years, I have the pleasure of re-introducing you to "Prince Otto," whom you will remember a ve...