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Vailima Letters; Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin, November, 1890-October 1894 by Robert Louis Stevenson document the last four years of their author's life. Vailima ("Five Rivers") is the name of RLS's estate in Samoa, not far from Apia.
These letters reveal a side to Stevenson that his novels do not and perhaps are the best insight into this somewhat enigmatic author
BEING CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON November 1890 - October 1894
Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson
Excerpt from Vailima Letters, Vol. 1 of 2: Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin, November, 1890-October 1894 So much of preface seems necessary to this volume as may justify its publication and explain its origin. The writer was for many years my closest friend. It was in the summer of 1873 that a lady, whose gracious influence has helped to shape and encourage more than one distinguished career, first awakened my interest in him and drew us together. He was at that time a lad of twenty-two, with his powers not yet set nor his way of life determined. But to know him was to recognize at once that here was a young genius of Whom great things might be expected. A slender, boyish presence, with a graceful, some what fantastic bearing, and a singular power and attraction in the eyes and smile, were the signs that first impressed you; and the impression was quickly confirmed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Vailima Letters, Vol. 2 of 2: Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin, November, 1890-October, 1894 How long the next scene lasted, I could never tell. Sale was always trying to steal away with our canoe and leave the other four, probably for six hours, in an empty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.