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THE
LETTERS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
(Yale University Press)
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THE LETTERS OF
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
"The outstanding literary
event of the centenary [of Stevenson's death] will be the publication of the
first six (out of eight) volumes of the Yale University Press edition of the Letters."--Janet
Adam Smith, New York Review of Books
Robert Louis Stevenson, long
recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also one of the finest and
most delightful of letter writers. Yale University Press is now publishing the
definitive edition of Stevenson's collected letters in eight handsomely produced
volumes. The edition will contain nearly 2,800 letters, only 1,100 of which have
been published before.
Volumes III and IV cover the period
from August 1879 to June 1884. The six hundred letters tell for the first time
the full story of Stevenson's reckless journey to California as an "amateur
emigrant," during which he gained a wife but wrecked his health. They
describe his return to Europe and his futile search to improve his health in
Scotland, Switzerland, and France and reveal interesting aspects of the writing
of Treasure Island, Virginibus Puerisque (his first volume of collected
essays), and many poems later collected in Underwoods and in A Child's
Garden of Verses.
Volumes V and VI cover the period from July 1884 to September 1890 and comprise
over nine hundred letters. During this time, Stevenson lived as a chronic
invalid for three years in Bournemouth, England; searched for improved health in
the United States and the South Seas; and achieved fame and success with the Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of
Verses. The letters convey Stevenson's courage and gaiety in the face of
illness and his affection for his family and friends. They also reveal the
devoted care given him by his wife, Fanny Stevenson.
Ernest Mehew's detailed annotation
provides all the background necessary to fully enjoy Stevenson's letters.
"[Stevenson] was a delightful
letter-writer, and [these volumes] are offering a handsome salute to this aspect
of his literary achievement."--Ian McIntyre, The Times, (London)
"[These volumes] are not of merely
academic interest; they are, in a word, spell-binding, and no-one who responds
to Stevenson will willingly miss them."--J.D.F. Jones, Financial Times
""These two volumes of his
letters are restless with movement. . . . Wherever he goes, the letters take the
reader too, hypnotically transforming places touched by the spirit of Stevenson.
Their publication is as important as that of Boswell's journals; high praise
indeed, and well merited."--Alan Taylor, The Scotsman <!--[quote
re: vol. 3 & 4]-->
"The letters communicate the
roller-coaster of [Stevenson's] hopes and fears with theatrical
pace."--Jenni Calder, Scotland on Sunday <!--[quote re: 3 &
4]-->
"Ernest Mehew's achievement in collating and reassembling these texts can
hardly be overpraised."--Clair Harman, The Independent
"Booth and Mehew have done
yeoman's work indeed. This is literary scholarship at its best, restoring key
texts accurately and precisely, providing copious information and
notes."--Frank Wilson, Knight-Ridder Newspapers
Bradford A. Booth, who was professor of English at the University of California
at Los Angeles and who died in 1968, originated this project. Ernest Mehew, who
has worked on this edition for more than twenty-five years, is widely recognized
as the leading authority on Stevenson's life and work.
These are the final volumes in this
major edition of the letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, an edition comprising
2,800 letters, almost two-thirds of which have never been in print before.
Volumes VII and VIII contain some 560 letters and provide a vivid picture of the
last four years of Stevenson's life--from 1890 to 1894--which he spent in Samoa.
Volume One, 1854 - April 1874
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1994 Editions
542 pp. 6 x 9 1/4
Cloth ISBN 0-300-05183-2 $55.00
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Volume Two, April
1874-July 1879
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1994 Editions
360 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Cloth ISBN 0-300-06021-1 $55.00
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Volume Three,
August 1879 - September 1882
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1994 Editions
378 pp. 6 x 9 1/4
Cloth ISBN 0-300-06187-0 $55.00
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Volume Four,
October 1882-June 1884
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1994 Editions
336 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Cloth ISBN 0-300-06188-9 $55.00
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Volume Five, July
1884 - August 1887
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1995 Editions
480 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Cloth ISBN 0-300-06190-0 $55.00
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Volume Seven:
September 1980 - December 1892
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1995 Editions
496 pp. 9 1/2 x 11
Cloth ISBN 0-300-06213-3 $55.00
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Volume Eight,
January 1893 - December 1894
Robert L. Stevenson
Co-Edited by Bradford A. Booth
Ernest Mehew
1995 Editions
456 pp. 6 x 9 1/4
Cloth ISBN 0-300-06214-1 $55.00
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