From the creator of Treasure Island and Kidnapped, and written while he lived in Samoa, this was the author's last title. Stevenson had written all but the very conclusion of this work at the time of his death. His stepdaughter had been serving as his secretary and was in possession of an outline for the ending. In order to conclude the story the publisher enlisted the talents of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch who supplied the last few chapters.

CONTENTS On Some Technical Elements of Style in Literature The Morality of the Profession of Letters Books Which Have Influenced Me A Note On Realism My First Book: "Treasure Island" The Genesis of "The Master of Ballantrae" Preface to "The Master of Ballantrae"

CONTENTS The Genius of Robert Louis Stevenson By Y. Y. Robert Louis Stevenson: A Reminiscence By Charles Lowe Books Which Influence Me By Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson's Two Mothers By Eve Blantyre Simpson R. L. S.: An Early Portrait By Edmund Gosse The Apprenticeship of Robert Louis Stevenson By S. R. Crockett Written in a Copy of Mr. Stevenson's "Catriona" By William Watson The First Meeting Between Meredith and Stevenson By Alice Gordon To Tusitala in Vailima By Edmund Gosse Stevenson's Letters By S. R. Crockett To Count Girolamo Nerli By R. L. Stevenson The Works of Robert Louis...

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