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W。 Pinero ´ all that have appeared�察�and send me the rest in course 

as they do appear�察�NOUGHTS AND CROSSES by Q。�察�Robertson's SCOTLAND 

UNDER HER EARLY KINGS。



SUNDAY。



The deed is done�察�didst thou not hear a noise�拭 �'The end' has been 

written to this endless yarn�察�and I am once more a free man。  What 

will he do with it��







Letter�此 �TO W。 CRAIBE ANGUS







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�NOVEMBER 1891。



MY DEAR MR。 ANGUS�察 � Herewith the invaluable sheets。  They came 

months after your letter�察�and I trembled�察�but here they are�察�and I 

have scrawled my vile name on them�察�and 'thocht shame' as I did it。  

I am expecting the sheets of your catalogue�察�so that I may attack 

the preface。  Please give me all the time you can。  The sooner the 

better�察�you might even send me early proofs as they are sent out�察�

to give me more incubation。  I used to write as slow as judgment�察�

now I write rather fast�察�but I am still 'a slow study��' and sit a 

long while silent on my eggs。  Unconscious thought�察�there is the 

only method�此 �macerate your subject�察�let it boil slow�察�then take 

the lid off and look in ´ and there your stuff is�察�good or bad。  

But the journalist's method is the way to manufacture lies�察�it is 

will´worship ´ if you know the luminous quaker phrase�察�and the will 

is only to be brought in the field for study�察�and again for 

revision。  The essential part of work is not an act�察�it is a state。



I do not know why I write you this trash。



Many thanks for your handsome dedication。  I have not yet had time 

to do more than glance at Mrs。 Begg�察�it looks interesting。 ´ Yours 

very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO MISS ANNIE H。 IDE







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA ��NOVEMBER 1891�А�



MY DEAR LOUISA�察 � Your picture of the church�察�the photograph of 

yourself and your sister�察�and your very witty and pleasing letter�察�

came all in a bundle�察�and made me feel I had my money's worth for 

that birthday。  I am now�察�I must be�察�one of your nearest relatives�察�

exactly what we are to each other�察�I do not know�察�I doubt if the 

case has ever happened before ´ your papa ought to know�察�and I 

don't believe he does�察�but I think I ought to call you in the 

meanwhile�察�and until we get the advice of counsel learned in the 

law�察�my name´daughter。  Well�察�I was extremely pleased to see by the 

church that my name´daughter could draw�察�by the letter�察�that she 

was no fool�察�and by the photograph�察�that she was a pretty girl�察�

which hurts nothing。  See how virtues are rewarded�  �My first idea 

of adopting you was entirely charitable�察�and here I find that I am 

quite proud of it�察�and of you�察�and that I chose just the kind of 

name´daughter I wanted。  For I can draw too�察�or rather I mean to 

say I could before I forgot how�察�and I am very far from being a 

fool myself�察�however much I may look it�察�and I am as beautiful as 

the day�察�or at least I once hoped that perhaps I might be going to 

be。  And so I might。  So that you see we are well met�察�and peers on 

these important points。  I am VERY glad also that you are older 

than your sister。  So should I have been�察�if I had had one。  So 

that the number of points and virtues which you have inherited from 

your name´father is already quite surprising。



I wish you would tell your father ´ not that I like to encourage my 

rival ´ that we have had a wonderful time here of late�察�and that 

they are having a cold day on Mulinuu�察�and the consuls are writing 

reports�察�and I am writing to the TIMES�察�and if we don't get rid of 

our friends this time I shall begin to despair of everything but my 

name´daughter。



You are quite wrong as to the effect of the birthday on your age。  

From the moment the deed was registered ��as it was in the public 

press with every solemnity���察�the 13th of November became your own 

AND ONLY birthday�察�and you ceased to have been born on Christmas 

Day。  Ask your father�此 �I am sure he will tell you this is sound 

law。  You are thus become a month and twelve days younger than you 

were�察�but will go on growing older for the future in the regular 

and human manner from one 13th November to the next。  The effect on 

me is more doubtful�察�I may�察�as you suggest�察�live for ever�察�I might�察�

on the other hand�察�come to pieces like the one´horse shay at a 

moment's notice�察�doubtless the step was risky�察�but I do not the 

least regret that which enables me to sign myself your revered and 

delighted name´father��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO FRED ORR







VAILIMA�察�UPOLU�察�SAMOA�察�NOVEMBER 28TH�察�1891。



DEAR SIR�察 � Your obliging communication is to hand。  I am glad to 

find that you have read some of my books�察�and to see that you spell 

my name right。  This is a point ��for some reason�� of great 

difficulty�察�and I believe that a gentleman who can spell Stevenson 

with a v at sixteen�察�should have a show for the Presidency before 

fifty。  By that time





I�察�nearer to the wayside inn��





predict that you will have outgrown your taste for autographs�察�but 

perhaps your son may have inherited the collection�察�and on the 

morning of the great day will recall my prophecy to your mind。  And 

in the papers of 1921 ��say�� this letter may arouse a smile。



Whatever you do�察�read something else besides novels and newspapers�察�

the first are good enough when they are good�察�the second�察�at their 

best�察�are worth nothing。  Read great books of literature and 

history�察�try to understand the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages�察�be 

sure you do not understand when you dislike them�察�condemnation is 

non´comprehension。  And if you know something of these two periods�察�

you will know a little more about to´day�察�and may be a good 

President。



I send you my best wishes�察�and am yours��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON��



AUTHOR OF A VAST QUANTITY OF LITTLE BOOKS。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







��VAILIMA�察�DECEMBER 1891。��



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � The end of THE WRECKER having but just come 

in�察�you will�察�I dare say�察�be appalled to receive three ��possibly 

four�� chapters of a new book of the least attractive sort�此 �a 

history of nowhere in a corner�察�for no time to mention�察�running to 

a volume�  �Well�察�it may very likely be an illusion�察�it is very 

likely no one could possibly wish to read it�察�but I wish to publish 

it。  If you don't cotton to the idea�察�kindly set it up at my 

expense�察�and let me know your terms for publishing。  The great 

affair to me is to have per return ��if it might be�� four or five ´ 

better say half a dozen ´ sets of the roughest proofs that can be 

drawn。  There are a good many men here whom I want to read the 

blessed thing�察�and not one would have the energy to read MS。  At 

the same time�察�if you care to glance at it�察�and have the time�察�I 

should be very glad of your opinion as to whether I have made any 

step at all towards possibly inducing folk at home to read matter 

so extraneous and outlandish。  I become heavy and owlish�察�years sit 

upon me�察�it begins to seem to me to be a man's business to leave 

off his damnable faces and say his say。  Else I could have made it 

pungent and light and lively。  In considering�察�kindly forget that I 

am R。 L。 S。�察�think of the four chapters as a book you are reading�察�

by an inhabitant of our 'lovely but fatil' islands�察�and see if it 

could possibly amuse the hebetated public。  I have to publish 

anyway�察�you understand�察�I have a purpose beyond�察�I am concerned for 

some of the parties to this quarrel。  What I want to hear is from 

curiosity�察�what I want you to judge of is what we are to do with 

the book in a business sense。  To me it is not business at all�察�I 

had meant originally to lay all the profits to the credit of Samoa�察�

when it comes to the pinch of writing�察�I judge this unfair ´ I give 

too much ´ and I mean to keep ��if there be any profit at all�� one´

half for the artisan�察�the rest I shall hold over to give to the 

Samoan

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