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He has read me some of your Barrack Room Ballants�察�which are not of 

so noble a strain as some of mine in the Gaelic�察�but I could set 

some of them to the pipes if this rencounter goes as it's to be 

desired。  Let's first�察�as I understand you to move�察�do each other 

this rational courtesys�察�and if either will survive�察�we may grow 

better acquaint。  For your tastes for what's martial and for poetry 

agree with mine。



A。 S。







Letter�此 �TO MARCEL SCHWOB







SYDNEY�察�JANUARY 19th�察�1891。



MY DEAR SIR�察 � SAPRISTI�察�COMME VOUS Y ALLEZ�  �Richard III。 and 

Dumas�察�with all my heart�察�but not Hamlet。  Hamlet is great 

literature�察�Richard III。 a big�察�black�察�gross�察�sprawling melodrama�察�

writ with infinite spirit but with no refinement or philosophy by a 

man who had the world�察�himself�察�mankind�察�and his trade still to 

learn。  I prefer the Vicomte de Bragelonne to Richard III。�察�it is 

better done of its kind�此 �I simply do not mention the Vicomte in 

the same part of the building with Hamlet�察�or Lear�察�or Othello�察�or 

any of those masterpieces that Shakespeare survived to give us。



Also�察�COMME VOUS Y ALLEZ in my commendation�  �I fear my SOLIDE 

EDUCATION CLASSIQUE had best be described�察�like Shakespeare's�察�as 

'little Latin and no Greek��' and I was educated�察�let me inform you�察�

for an engineer。  I shall tell my bookseller to send you a copy of 

MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS�察�where you will see something of my descent 

and education�察�as it was�察�and hear me at length on my dear Vicomte。  

I give you permission gladly to take your choice out of my works�察�

and translate what you shall prefer�察�too much honoured that so 

clever a young man should think it worth the pains。  My own choice 

would lie between KIDNAPPED and the MASTER OF BALLANTRAE。  Should 

you choose the latter�察�pray do not let Mrs。 Henry thrust the sword 

up to the hilt in the frozen ground ´ one of my inconceivable 

blunders�察�an exaggeration to stagger Hugo。  Say 'she sought to 

thrust it in the ground。'  In both these works you should be 

prepared for Scotticisms used deliberately。



I fear my stepson will not have found time to get to Paris�察�he was 

overwhelmed with occupation�察�and is already on his voyage back。  We 

live here in a beautiful land�察�amid a beautiful and interesting 

people。  The life is still very hard�此 �my wife and I live in a two´

roomed cottage�察�about three miles and six hundred and fifty feet 

above the sea�察�we have had to make the road to it�察�our supplies are 

very imperfect�察�in the wild weather of this ��the hurricane�� season 

we have much discomfort�此 �one night the wind blew in our house so 

outrageously that we must sit in the dark�察�and as the sound of the 

rain on the roof made speech inaudible�察�you may imagine we found 

the evening long。  All these things�察�however�察�are pleasant to me。  

You say L'ARTISTE INCONSCIENT set off to travel�此 �you do not divide 

me right。  0。6 of me is artist�察�0。4�察�adventurer。  First�察�I suppose�察�

come letters�察�then adventure�察�and since I have indulged the second 

part�察�I think the formula begins to change�此 �0。55 of an artist�察�

0。45 of the adventurer were nearer true。  And if it had not been 

for my small strength�察�I might have been a different man in all 

things��



Whatever you do�察�do not neglect to send me what you publish on 

Villon�此 �I look forward to that with lively interest。  I have no 

photograph at hand�察�but I will send one when I can。  It would be 

kind if you would do the like�察�for I do not see much chance of our 

meeting in the flesh�此 �and a name�察�and a handwriting�察�and an 

address�察�and even a style�拭 �I know about as much of Tacitus�察�and 

more of Horace�察�it is not enough between contemporaries�察�such as we 

still are。  I have just remembered another of my books�察�which I re´

read the other day�察�and thought in places good ´ PRINCE OTTO。  It 

is not as good as either of the others�察�but it has one 

recommendation ´ it has female parts�察�so it might perhaps please 

better in France。



I will ask Chatto to send you�察�then ´ PRINCE OTTO�察�MEMORIES AND 

PORTRAITS�察�UNDERWOODS�察�and BALLADS�察�none of which you seem to have 

seen。  They will be too late for the New Year�此 �let them be an 

Easter present。



You must translate me soon�察�you will soon have better to do than to 

transverse the work of others。 ´ Yours very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON��



With the worst pen in the South Pacific。







Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER







SS。 'LUBECK��' AT SEA ��ON THE RETURN VOYAGE FROM SYDNEY�察�MARCH 

1891�А�



MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � Perhaps in my old days I do grow irascible�察�'the 

old man virulent' has long been my pet name for myself。  Well�察�the 

temper is at least all gone now�察�time is good at lowering these 

distemperatures�察�far better is a sharp sickness�察�and I am just ��and 

scarce�� afoot again after a smoking hot little malady at Sydney。  

And the temper being gone�察�I still think the same。 。 。 。  We have 

not our parents for ever�察�we are never very good to them�察�when they 


go and we have lost our front´file man�察�we begin to feel all our 

neglects mighty sensibly。  I propose a proposal。  My mother is here 

on board with me�察�to´day for once I mean to make her as happy as I 

am able�察�and to do that which I know she likes。  You�察�on the other 

hand�察�go and see your father�察�and do ditto�察�and give him a real 

good hour or two。  We shall both be glad hereafter。 ´ Yours ever��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO H。 B。 BAILDON







VAILIMA�察�UPOLU ��UNDATED�察�BUT WRITTEN IN 1891�А�



MY DEAR BAILDON�察 � This is a real disappointment。  It was so long 

since we had met�察�I was anxious to see where time had carried and 

stranded us。  Last time we saw each other ´ it must have been all 

ten years ago�察�as we were new to the thirties ´ it was only for a 

moment�察�and now we're in the forties�察�and before very long we shall 

be in our graves。  Sick and well�察�I have had a splendid life of it�察�

grudge nothing�察�regret very little ´ and then only some little 

corners of misconduct for which I deserve hanging�察�and must 

infallibly be damned ´ and�察�take it all over�察�damnation and all�察�

would hardly change with any man of my time�察�unless perhaps it were 

Gordon or our friend Chalmers�此 �a man I admire for his virtues�察�

love for his faults�察�and envy for the really A1 life he has�察�with 

everything heart ´ my heart�察�I mean ´ could wish。  It is curious to 

think you will read this in the grey metropolis�察�go the first grey�察�

east´windy day into the Caledonian Station�察�if it looks at all as 

it did of yore�此 �I met Satan there。  And then go and stand by the 

cross�察�and remember the other one ´ him that went down ´ my 

brother�察�Robert Fergusson。  It is a pity you had not made me out�察�

and seen me as patriarch and planter。  I shall look forward to some 

record of your time with Chalmers�此 �you can't weary me of that 

fellow�察�he is as big as a house and far bigger than any church�察�

where no man warms his hands。  Do you know anything of Thomson�拭 �Of 

A´�察�B´�察�C´�察�D´�察�E´�察�F´�察�at all�拭 �As I write C。's name mustard rises 

my nose�察�I have never forgiven that weak�察�amiable boy a little 

trick he played me when I could ill afford it�此 �I mean that 

whenever I think of it�察�some of the old wrath kindles�察�not that I 

would hurt the poor soul�察�if I got the world with it。  And Old X´�拭 �

Is he still afloat�拭 �Harmless bark�  �I gather you ain't married 

yet�察�since your sister�察�to whom I ask to be remembered�察�goes with 

you。  Did you see a silly tale�察�JOHN NICHOLSON'S PREDICAMENT�察�or 

some such name�察�in which I made free with your home at Murrayfield�拭 �

There is precious little sense in it�察�but it might amuse。  

Cassell's published it in a thing called YULE´TIDE years ago�察�and 

nobody that ever I heard of read or has ever seen YULE´TIDE。  It is 

addressed to a class we never met ´ readers of Cassell's series and 

that class of conscientious chaff�察�and my tale was dull�察�though I 

don't recall that it was conscientious。  Only�察�there's the house at 

Murrayfield and a dead body in it。  Glad the BALLADS amused you。  

They failed to entertain a coy public�察�at which I wondered�察�not 

that I set much account by my verses�察�which are the verses of 

Prosator�察�but I do know how to tell a yarn�察�and two of the yarns 

are great。  RAHERO is for its length a perfect folk´tale�此 �savage 

and yet fine�察�full of tailforemost morality�察�ancient as the granite 

rocks�察�if the historian�察�not to say the politician�察�could get that 

yarn into his head�察�he would have learned some of his A B C。 But 

the average man at home cannot understand antiquity�察�he is sunk 

over the ears in Roman civilisation�察�and a tale like that of RAHERO 

falls on his ears inarticulate。  The SPECTATOR said there was no 

psychology in it�察�that interested me much�此 �my grandmother ��as I 

used to call that able paper�察�and an able paper it is�察�and a fair 

one�� cannot so much as observe the existence of savag

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