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micht as well ca't Nesty。  The Pile´on�察�'s they ca't�察�'s aboot as 

big as the river Tay at Perth�察�and it's rainin' maist like 

Greenock。  Dod�察�I've seen 's had mair o' what they ca' the I´talian 

at Muttonhole。  I´talian�  �I haenae seen the sun for eicht and 

forty hours。  Thomson's better�察�I believe。  But the body's fair 

attenyated。  He's doon to seeven stane eleeven�察�an' he sooks awa' 

at cod liver ile�察�till it's a fair disgrace。  Ye see he tak's it on 

a drap brandy�察�and it's my belief�察�it's just an excuse for a dram。  

He an' Stevison gang aboot their lane�察�maistly�察�they're company to 

either�察�like�察�an' whiles they'll speak o'Johnson。  But HE'S far 

awa'�察�losh me�  �Stevison's last book's in a third edeetion�察�an' 

it's bein' translated ��like the psaulms o' David�察�nae less�� into 

French�察�and an eediot they ca' Asher ´ a kind o' rival of Tauchnitz 

´ is bringin' him oot in a paper book for the Frenchies and the 

German folk in twa volumes。  Sae he's in luck�察�ye see。 ´ Yours��



THOMSON。







Letter�此 �TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM







��NICE FEBRUARY 1883。��



MY DEAR CUMMY�察 � You must think�察�and quite justly�察�that I am one of 

the meanest rogues in creation。  But though I do not write ��which 

is a thing I hate���察�it by no means follows that people are out of 

my mind。  It is natural that I should always think more or less 

about you�察�and still more natural that I should think of you when I 

went back to Nice。  But the real reason why you have been more in 

my mind than usual is because of some little verses that I have 

been writing�察�and that I mean to make a book of�察�and the real 

reason of this letter ��although I ought to have written to you 

anyway�� is that I have just seen that the book in question must be 

dedicated to



ALISON CUNNINGHAM��



the only person who will really understand it。  I don't know when 

it may be ready�察�for it has to be illustrated�察�but I hope in the 

meantime you may like the idea of what is to be�察�and when the time 

comes�察�I shall try to make the dedication as pretty as I can make 

it。  Of course�察�this is only a flourish�察�like taking off one's hat�察�

but still�察�a person who has taken the trouble to write things does 

not dedicate them to any one without meaning it�察�and you must just 

try to take this dedication in place of a great many things that I 

might have said�察�and that I ought to have done�察�to prove that I am 

not altogether unconscious of the great debt of gratitude I owe 

you。  This little book�察�which is all about my childhood�察�should 

indeed go to no other person but you�察�who did so much to make that 

childhood happy。



Do you know�察�we came very near sending for you this winter。  If we 

had not had news that you were ill too�察�I almost believe we should 

have done so�察�we were so much in trouble。



I am now very well�察�but my wife has had a very�察�very bad spell�察�

through overwork and anxiety�察�when I was LOST�  �I suppose you heard 

of that。  She sends you her love�察�and hopes you will write to her�察�

though she no more than I deserves it。  She would add a word 

herself�察�but she is too played out。 ´ I am�察�ever your old boy��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO W。 E。 HENLEY







��NICE�察�MARCH 1883。��



MY DEAR LAD�察 � This is to announce to you the MS。 of Nursery 

Verses�察�now numbering XLVIII。 pieces or 599 verses�察�which�察�of 

course�察�one might augment AD INFINITUM。



But here is my notion to make all clear。



I do not want a big ugly quarto�察�my soul sickens at the look of a 

quarto。  I want a refined octavo�察�not large ´ not LARGER than the 

DONKEY BOOK�察�at any price。



I think the full page might hold four verses of four lines�察�that is 

to say�察�counting their blanks at two�察�of twenty´two lines in 

height。  The first page of each number would only hold two verses 

or ten lines�察�the title being low down。  At this rate�察�we should 

have seventy´eight or eighty pages of letterpress。



The designs should not be in the text�察�but facing the poem�察�so that 

if the artist liked�察�he might give two pages of design to every 

poem that turned the leaf�察�I。E。 longer than eight lines�察�I。E。 to 

twenty´eight out of the forty´six。  I should say he would not use 

this privilege �┌殖� above five times�察�and some he might scorn to 

illustrate at all�察�so we may say fifty drawings。  I shall come to 

the drawings next。



But now you see my book of the thickness�察�since the drawings count 

two pages�察�of 180 pages�察�and since the paper will perhaps be 

thicker�察�of near two hundred by bulk。  It is bound in a quiet green 

with the words in thin gilt。  Its shape is a slender�察�tall octavo。  

And it sells for the publisher's fancy�察�and it will be a darling to 

look at�察�in short�察�it would be like one of the original Heine books 

in type and spacing。



Now for the pictures。  I take another sheet and begin to jot notes 

for them when my imagination serves�此 �I will run through the book�察�

writing when I have an idea。  There�察�I have jotted enough to give 

the artist a notion。  Of course�察�I don't do more than contribute 

ideas�察�but I will be happy to help in any and every way。  I may as 

well add another idea�察�when the artist finds nothing much to 

illustrate�察�a good drawing of any OBJECT mentioned in the text�察�

were it only a loaf of bread or a candlestick�察�is a most delightful 

thing to a young child。  I remember this keenly。



Of course�察�if the artist insists on a larger form�察�I must I 

suppose�察�bow my head。  But my idea I am convinced is the best�察�and 

would make the book truly�察�not fashionably pretty。



I forgot to mention that I shall have a dedication�察�I am going to 

dedicate 'em to Cummy�察�it will please her�察�and lighten a little my 

burthen of ingratitude。  A low affair is the Muse business。



I will add no more to this lest you should want to communicate with 

the artist�察�try another sheet。  I wonder how many I'll keep 

wandering to。



O I forgot。  As for the title�察�I think 'Nursery Verses' the best。  

Poetry is not the strong point of the text�察�and I shrink from any 

title that might seem to claim that quality�察�otherwise we might 

have 'Nursery Muses' or 'New Songs of Innocence' ��but that were a 

blasphemy���察�or 'Rimes of Innocence'�此 �the last not bad�察�or ´ an 

idea ´ 'The Jews' Harp��' or ´ now I have it ´ 'The Penny Whistle。'





THE PENNY WHISTLE��

NURSERY VERSES

BY

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。

ILLUSTRATED BY ´ ´ ´





And here we have an excellent frontispiece�察�of a party playing on a 

P。 W。 to a little ring of dancing children。





THE PENNY WHISTLE

is the name for me。





Fool� �this is all wrong�察�here is the true name�此�





PENNY WHISTLES

FOR SMALL WHISTLERS。





The second title is queried�察�it is perhaps better�察�as simply PENNY 

WHISTLES。





Nor you�察�O Penny Whistler�察�grudge

That I your instrument debase��

By worse performers still we judge��

And give that fife a second place��



Crossed penny whistles on the cover�察�or else a sheaf of 'em。





SUGGESTIONS。





IV。 The procession ´ the child running behind it。  The procession 

tailing off through the gates of a cloudy city。



IX。 FOREIGN LANDS。 ´ This will�察�I think�察�want two plates ´ the 

child climbing�察�his first glimpse over the garden wall�察�with what 

he sees ´ the tree shooting higher and higher like the beanstalk�察�

and the view widening。  The river slipping in。  The road arriving 

in Fairyland。



X。 WINDY NIGHTS。 ´ The child in bed listening ´ the horseman 

galloping。



XII。 The child helplessly watching his ship ´ then he gets smaller�察�

and the doll joyfully comes alive ´ the pair landing on the island 

´ the ship's deck with the doll steering and the child firing the 

penny canon。  Query two plates�拭 �The doll should never come 

properly alive。



XV。 Building of the ship ´ storing her ´ Navigation ´ Tom's 

accident�察�the other child paying no attention。



XXXI。 THE WIND。 ´ I sent you my notion of already。



XXXVII。 FOREIGN CHILDREN。 ´ The foreign types dancing in a jing´a´

ring�察�with the English child pushing in the middle。  The foreign 

children looking at and showing each other marvels。  The English 

child at the leeside of a roast of beef。  The English child sitting 

thinking with his picture´books all round him�察�and the jing´a´ring 

of the foreign children in miniature dancing over the picture´

books。



XXXIX。  Dear artist�察�can you do me that��



XLII。 The child being started off ´ the bed sailing�察�curtains and 

all�察�upon the sea ´ the child waking and finding himself at home�察�

the corner of toilette might be worked in to look like the pier。



XLVII。 The lighted part of the room�察�to be carefully distinguished 

from my child's dark hunting grounds。  A shaded lamp。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO MRS。 THOMAS STEVENSON







HOTEL DES ILES D'OR�察�HYERES�察�VAR�察�MARCH 2�察。�1883�А�



MY DEAR MOTHER�察 � It must be at least a fortnight since we have had 

a scratch of a pen from you�察�and if it had not been for Cummy's 

letter�察�I should have feared you were worse again�此 �as it is�察�I 

hope we shall hear from you to´day or to´morrow at latest。



HEALTH。



Our news is good�此 �Fanny never got so bad as we feared�察�and we hope 

now that this attack may pass off in threatenings。  I am greatly 

better�察�have gained flesh�察�strength�察�spirits�察�eat well�察�walk a good 

deal�察�and do some work without fatigue。  I am off the sick list。



LODGING。



We have found a house up the hill�察�close to the town�察�an excellent 

place though very�察�very little。  If I can get the landlord to agree 

to let us take it by the month just now�察�and let our month's rent 

count for the year in case we take it on�察�you may expect to hear we 

are again installed�察�and to receive a letter dated thus�此�





La Solitude��

Hyeres´les´Palmiers��

Var。





If the man won't agree to that�察�of course I must just give it up�察�


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