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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 turned up at all�察�there can 

be no question of returning them�察�and I am therefore very much 

pleased to think you have arranged not to wait。  The volumes of 

Adams arrived along with yours of October 6th。  One of the 

dictionaries has also blundered home�察�apparently from the Colonies�察�

the other is still to seek。  I note and sympathise with your 

bewilderment as to FALESA。  My own direct correspondence with Mr。 

Baxter is now about three months in abeyance。  Altogether you see 

how well it would be if you could do anything to wake up the Post 

Office。  Not a single copy of the 'Footnote' has yet reached Samoa�察�

but I hear of one having come to its address in Hawaii。  Glad to 

hear good news of Stoddard。 ´ Yours sincerely��



R。 L。 STEVENSON。



P。S。 ´ Since the above was written an aftermath of post matter came 

in�察�among which were the proofs of MY GRANDFATHER。  I shall correct 

and return them�察�but as I have lost all confidence in the Post 

Office�察�I shall mention here�此 �first galley�察�4th line from the 

bottom�察�for 'AS' read 'OR。'



Should I ever again have to use my work without waiting for proofs�察�

bear in mind this golden principle。  From a congenital defect�察�I 

must suppose�察�I am unable to write the word OR ´ wherever I write 

it the printer unerringly puts AS ´ and those who read for me had 

better�察�wherever it is possible�察�substitute OR for AS。  This the 

more so since many writers have a habit of using AS which is death 

to my temper and confusion to my face。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO LIEUTENANT EELES







VAILIMA PLANTATION�察�UPOLU�察�SAMOAN ISLANDS�察�NOVEMBER 15TH�察�1892。



DEAR EELES�察 � In the first place�察�excuse me writing to you by 

another hand�察�as that is the way in which alone all my 

correspondence gets effected。  Before I took to this method�察�or 

rather before I found a victim�察�it SIMPLY didn't get effected。



Thank you again and again�察�first for your k

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