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DEAR MADAM�察 � I have a great diffidence in answering your valued 

letter。  It would be difficult for me to express the feelings with 

which I read it ´ and am now trying to re´read it as I dictate 

this。



You ask me to forgive what you say 'must seem a liberty��' and I 

find that I cannot thank you sufficiently or even find a word with 

which to qualify your letter。  Dear Madam�察�such a communication 

even the vainest man would think a sufficient reward for a lifetime 

of labour。  That I should have been able to give so much help and 

pleasure to your sister is the subject of my grateful wonder。



That she�察�being dead�察�and speaking with your pen�察�should be able to 

repay the debt with such a liberal interest�察�is one of those things 

that reconcile us with the world and make us take hope again。  I do 

not know what I have done to deserve so beautiful and touching a 

compliment�察�and I feel there is but one thing fit for me to say 

here�察�that I will try with renewed courage to go on in the same 

path�察�and to deserve�察�if not to receive�察�a similar return from 

others。



You apologise for speaking so much about yourselves。  Dear Madam�察�I 

thought you did so too little。  I should have wished to have known 

more of those who were so sympathetic as to find a consolation in 

my work�察�and so graceful and so tactful as to acknowledge it in 

such a letter as was yours。



Will you offer to your mother the expression of a sympathy which 

��coming from a stranger�� must seem very airy�察�but which yet is 

genuine�察�and accept for yourself my gratitude for the thought which 

inspired you to write to me and the words which you found to 

express it。



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







VAILIMA PLANTATION�察�SAMOAN ISLANDS�察�OCT。 10TH�察�1892。



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � It is now�察�as you see�察�the 10th of October�察�

and there has not reached the Island of Upolu one single copy�察�or 

rag of a copy�察�of the Samoa book。  I lie�察�there has come one�察�and 

that in the pocket of a missionary man who is at daggers drawn with 

me�察�who lends it to all my enemies�察�conceals it from all my 

friends�察�and is bringing a lawsuit against me on the strength of 

expressions in the same which I have forgotten�察�and now cannot see。  

This is pretty tragic�察�I think you will allow�察�and I was inclined 

to fancy it was the fault of the Post Office。  But I hear from my 

sister´in´law Mrs。 Sanchez that she is in the same case�察�and has 

received no 'Footnote。'  I have also to consider that I had no 

letter from you last mail�察�although you ought to have received by 

that time 'My Grandfather and Scott��' and 'Me and my Grandfather。'  

Taking one consideration with another�察�therefore�察�I prefer to 

conceive that No。 743 Broadway has fallen upon gentle and 

continuous slumber�察�and is become an enchanted palace among 

publishing houses。  If it be not so�察�if the 'Footnotes' were really 

sent�察�I hope you will fall upon the Post Office with all the vigour 

you possess。  How does THE WRECKER go in the States�拭 �It seems to 

be doing exceptionally well in England。 ´ Yours sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO J。 M。  BARRIE







VAILIMA PLANTATION�察�SAMOAN ISLANDS�察�NOVEMBER 1ST�察�1892。



DEAR MR。 BARRIE�察 � I can scarce thank you sufficiently for your 

extremely amusing letter。  No�察�THE AULD LICHT IDYLS never reached 

me ´ I wish it had�察�and I wonder extremely whether it would not be 

good for me to have a pennyworth of the Auld Licht pulpit。  It is a 

singular thing that I should live here in the South Seas under 

conditions so new and so striking�察�and yet my imagination so 

continually inhabit that cold old huddle of grey hills from which 

we come。  I have just finished DAVID BALFOUR�察�I have another book 

on the stocks�察�THE YOUNG CHEVALIER�察�which is to be part in France 

and part in Scotland�察�and to deal with Prince Charlie about the 

year 1749�察�and now what have I done but begun a third which is to 

be all moorland together�察�and is to have for a centrepiece a figure 

that I think you will appreciate ´ that of the immortal Braxfield ´ 

Braxfield himself is my GRAND PREMIER�察�or�察�since you are so much 

involved in the British drama�察�let me say my heavy lead。 。 。 。



Your descriptions of your dealings with Lord Rintoul are 

frightfully unconscientious。  You should never write about anybody 

until you persuade yourself at least for the moment that you love 

him�察�above all anybody on whom your plot revolves。  It will always 

make a hole in the book�察�and�察�if he has anything to do with the 

mechanism�察�prove a stick in your machinery。  But you know all this 

better than I do�察�and it is one of your most promising traits that 

you do not take your powers too seriously。  The LITTLE MINISTER 

ought to have ended badly�察�we all know it did�察�and we are 

infinitely grateful to you for the grace and good feeling with 

which you lied about it。  If you had told the truth�察�I for one 

could never have forgiven you。  As you had conceived and written 

the earlier parts�察�the truth about the end�察�though indisputably 

true to fact�察�would have been a lie�察�or what is worse�察�a discord in 

art。  If you are going to make a book end badly�察�it must end badly 

from the beginning。  Now your book began to end well。  You let 

yourself fall in love with�察�and fondle�察�and smile at your puppets。  

Once you had done that�察�your honour was committed ´ at the cost of 

truth to life you were bound to save them。  It is the blot on 

RICHARD FEVEREL�察�for instance�察�that it begins to end well�察�and then 

tricks you and ends ill。  But in that case there is worse behind�察�

for the ill´ending does not inherently issue from the plot ´ the 

story HAD�察�in fact�察�ENDED WELL after the great last interview 

between Richard and Lucy ´ and the blind�察�illogical bullet which 

smashes all has no more to do between the boards than a fly has to 

do with the room into whose open window it comes buzzing。  It MIGHT 

have so happened�察�it needed not�察�and unless needs must�察�we have no 

right to pain our readers。  I have had a heavy case of conscience 

of the same kind about my Braxfield story。  Braxfield ´ only his 

name is Hermiston ´ has a son who is condemned to death�察�plainly�察�

there is a fine tempting fitness about this�察�and I meant he was to 

hang。  But now on considering my minor characters�察�I saw there were 

five people who would ´ in a sense who must ´ break prison and 

attempt his rescue。  They were capable�察�hardy folks�察�too�察�who might 

very well succeed。  Why should they not then�拭 �Why should not young 

Hermiston escape clear out of the country�拭�and be happy�察�if he 

could�察�with his ´  But soft�  �I will not betray my secret of my 

heroine。  Suffice it to breathe in your ear that she was what Hardy 

calls ��and others in their plain way don't�� a Pure Woman。  Much 

virtue in a capital letter�察�such as yours was。



Write to me again in my infinite distance。  Tell me about your new 

book。  No harm in telling ME�察�I am too far off to be indiscreet�察�

there are too few near me who would care to hear。  I am rushes by 

the riverside�察�and the stream is in Babylon�此 �breathe your secrets 

to me fearlessly�察�and if the Trade Wind caught and carried them 

away�察�there are none to catch them nearer than Australia�察�unless it 

were the Tropic Birds。  In the unavoidable absence of my 

amanuensis�察�who is buying eels for dinner�察�I have thus concluded my 

despatch�察�like St。 Paul�察�with my own hand。



And in the inimitable words of Lord Kames�察�Faur ye weel�察�ye bitch。 

´ Yours very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







VAILIMA PLANTATION�察�NOV。 2ND�察�1892。



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � In the first place�察�I have to acknowledge 

receipt of your munificent cheque for three hundred and fifty 

dollars。  Glad you liked the Scott voyage�察�rather more than I did 

upon the whole。  As the proofs have not tu

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