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

Samoans FOR THAT WHICH I CHOOSE AND AGAINST WORK DONE。  I think I 

have never heard of greater insolence than to attempt such a 

subject�察�yet the tale is so strange and mixed�察�and the people so 

oddly charactered ´ above all�察�the whites ´ and the high note of 

the hurricane and the warships is so well prepared to take popular 

interest�察�and the latter part is so directly in the day's movement�察�

that I am not without hope but some may read it�察�and if they don't�察�

a murrain on them�  �Here is�察�for the first time�察�a tale of Greeks ´ 

Homeric Greeks ´ mingled with moderns�察�and all true�察�Odysseus 

alongside of Rajah Brooke�察�PROPORTION GARDEE�察�and all true。  Here 

is for the first time since the Greeks ��that I remember�� the 

history of a handful of men�察�where all know each other in the eyes�察�

and live close in a few acres�察�narrated at length�察�and with the 

seriousness of history。  Talk of the modern novel�察�here is a modern 

history。  And if I had the misfortune to found a school�察�the 

legitimate historian might lie down and die�察�for he could never 

overtake his material。  Here is a little tale that has not 'caret'´

ed its 'vates'�察�'sacer' is another point。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO HENRY JAMES







DECEMBER 7TH�察�1891。



MY DEAR HENRY JAMES�察 � Thanks for yours�察�your former letter was 

lost�察�so it appears was my long and masterly treatise on the TRAGIC 

MUSE。  I remember sending it very well�察�and there went by the same 

mail a long and masterly tractate to Gosse about his daddy's life�察�

for which I have been long expecting an acknowledgment�察�and which 

is plainly gone to the bottom with the other。  If you see Gosse�察�

please mention it。  These gems of criticism are now lost 

literature�察�like the tomes of Alexandria。  I could not do 'em 

again。  And I must ask you to be content with a dull head�察�a weary 

hand�察�and short commons�察�for to´day�察�as I am physically tired with 

hard work of every kind�察�the labours of the planter and the author 

both piled upon me mountain deep。  I am delighted beyond expression 

by Bourget's book�此 �he has phrases which affect me almost like 

Montaigne�察�I had read ere this a masterly essay of his on Pascal�察�

this book does it�察�I write for all his essays by this mail�察�and 

shall try to meet him when I come to Europe。  The proposal is to 

pass a summer in France�察�I think in Royat�察�where the faithful could 

come and visit me�察�they are now not many。  I expect Henry James to 

come and break a crust or two with us。  I believe it will be only 

my wife and myself�察�and she will go over to England�察�but not I�察�or 

possibly incog。 to Southampton�察�and then to Boscombe to see poor 

Lady Shelley。  I am writing ´ trying to write in a Babel fit for 

the bottomless pit�察�my wife�察�her daughter�察�her grandson and my 

mother�察�all shrieking at each other round the house ´ not in war�察�

thank God� �but the din is ultra martial�察�and the note of Lloyd 

joins in occasionally�察�and the cause of this to´do is simply cacao�察�

whereof chocolate comes。  You may drink of our chocolate perhaps in 

five or six years from now�察�and not know it。  It makes a fine 

bustle�察�and gives us some hard work�察�out of which I have slunk for 

to´day。



I have a story coming out�此 �God knows when or how�察�it answers to 

the name of the BEACH OF FALESA�察�and I think well of it。  I was 

delighted with the TRAGIC MUSE�察�I thought the Muse herself one of 

your best works�察�I was delighted also to hear of the success of 

your piece�察�as you know I am a dam failure�察�and might have dined 

with the dinner club that Daudet and these parties frequented。



NEXT DAY。



I have just been breakfasting at Baiae and Brindisi�察�and the charm 

of Bourget hag´rides me。  I wonder if this exquisite fellow�察�all 

made of fiddle´strings and scent and intelligence�察�could bear any 

of my bald prose。  If you think he could�察�ask Colvin to send him a 

copy of these last essays of mine when they appear�察�and tell 

Bourget they go to him from a South Sea Island as literal homage。  

I have read no new book for years that gave me the same literary 

thrill as his SENSATIONS D'ITALIE。  If ��as I imagine�� my cut´and´

dry literature would be death to him�察�and worse than death ´ 

journalism ´ be silent on the point。  For I have a great curiosity 

to know him�察�and if he doesn't know my work�察�I shall have the 

better chance of making his acquaintance。  I read THE PUPIL the 

other day with great joy�察�your little boy is admirable�察�why is 

there no little boy like that unless he hails from the Great 

Republic��



Here I broke off�察�and wrote Bourget a dedication�察�no use resisting�察�

it's a love affair。  O�察�he's exquisite�察�I bless you for the gift of 

him。  I have really enjoyed this book as I ´ almost as I ´ used to 

enjoy books when I was going twenty ´ twenty´three�察�and these are 

the years for reading��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME








��VAILIMA�А�JAN 2ND�察�'92。



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � Overjoyed you were pleased with WRECKER�察�and 

shall consider your protests。  There is perhaps more art than you 

think for in the peccant chapter�察�where I have succeeded in packing 

into one a dedication�察�an explanation�察�and a termination。  Surely 

you had not recognised the phrase about boodle�拭 �It was a quotation 

from Jim Pinkerton�察�and seemed to me agreeably skittish。  However�察�

all shall be prayerfully considered。



To come to a more painful subject。  Herewith go three more chapters 

of the wretched HISTORY�察�as you see�察�I approach the climax。  I 

expect the book to be some 70��000 words�察�of which you have now 45。  

Can I finish it for next mail�拭 �I am going to try�  �'Tis a long 

piece of journalism�察�and full of difficulties here and there�察�of 

this kind and that�察�and will make me a power of friends to be sure。  

There is one Becker who will probably put up a window to me in the 

church where he was baptized�察�and I expect a testimonial from 

Captain Hand。



Sorry to let the mail go without the Scott�察�this has been a bad 

month with me�察�and I have been below myself。  I shall find a way to 

have it come by next�察�or know the reason why。  The mail after�察�

anyway。



A bit of a sketch map appears to me necessary for my HISTORY�察�

perhaps two。  If I do not have any�察�'tis impossible any one should 

follow�察�and I�察�even when not at all interested�察�demand that I shall 

be able to follow�察�even a tourist book without a map is a cross to 

me�察�and there must be others of my way of thinking。  I inclose the 

very artless one that I think needful。  Vailima�察�in case you are 

curious�察�is about as far again behind Tanugamanono as that is from 

the sea。



M'Clure is publishing a short story of mine�察�some 50��000 words�察�I 

think�察�THE BEACH OF FALESA�察�when he's done with it�察�I want you and 

Cassell to bring it out in a little volume�察�I shall send you a 

dedication for it�察�I believe it good�察�indeed�察�to be honest�察�very 

good。  Good gear that pleases the merchant。



The other map that I half threaten is a chart for the hurricane。  

Get me Kimberley's report of the hurricane�此 �not to be found here。  

It is of most importance�察�I MUST have it with my proofs of that 

part�察�if I cannot have it earlier�察�which now seems impossible。 ´ 

Yours in hot haste��



R。 L。 STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO J。 M。 BARRIE







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�FEBRUARY 1892。



DEAR MR。 BARRIE�察 � This is at least the third letter I have written 

you�察�but my correspondence has a bad habit of not getting so far as 

the post。  That which I possess of manhood turns pale before the 

business of the address and envelope。  But I hope to be more 

fortunate with this�此 �for�察�besides the usual and often recurrent 

desire to thank you for your work´you are one of four that have 

come to the front since I was watching and had a corner of my own 

to watch�察�and there is no reason�察�unless it be in

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