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his friends�察�and that from VARIOUS MOTIVES。



R。 L。 S。



When will your holiday be�拭 �I sent your letter to my wife�察�and 

forget。  Keep us in mind�察�and I hope we shall he able to receive 

you。







Letter�此 �TO J。 A。 SYMONDS







BOURNEMOUTH�察�FEBRUARY 1885。



MY DEAR SYMONDS�察 � Yes�察�we have both been very neglectful。  I had 

horrid luck�察�catching two thundering influenzas in August and 

November。  I recovered from the last with difficulty�察�but have come 

through this blustering winter with some general success�察�in the 

house�察�up and down。  My wife�察�however�察�has been painfully upset by 

my health。  Last year�察�of course�察�was cruelly trying to her nerves�察�

Nice and Hyeres are bad experiences�察�and though she is not ill�察�the 

doctor tells me that prolonged anxiety may do her a real mischief。



I feel a little old and fagged�察�and chary of speech�察�and not very 

sure of spirit in my work�察�but considering what a year I have 

passed�察�and how I have twice sat on Charon's pierhead�察�I am 

surprising。



My father has presented us with a very pretty home in this place�察�

into which we hope to move by May。  My CHILD'S VERSES come out next 

week。  OTTO begins to appear in April�察�MORE NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS as 

soon as possible。  Moreover�察�I am neck deep in Wellington�察�also a 

story on the stocks�察�GREAT NORTH ROAD。  O�察�I am busy� �Lloyd is at 

college in Edinburgh。  That is�察�I think�察�all that can be said by 

way of news。



Have you read HUCKLEBERRY FINN�拭 �It contains many excellent things�察�

above all�察�the whole story of a healthy boy's dealings with his 

conscience�察�incredibly well done。



My own conscience is badly seared�察�a want of piety�察�yet I pray for 

it�察�tacitly�察�every day�察�believing it�察�after courage�察�the only gift 

worth having�察�and its want�察�in a man of any claims to honour�察�quite 

unpardonable。  The tone of your letter seemed to me very sound。  In 

these dark days of public dishonour�察�I do not know that one can do 

better than carry our private trials piously。  What a picture is 

this of a nation�  �No man that I can see�察�on any side or party�察�

seems to have the least sense of our ineffable shame�此 �the 

desertion of the garrisons。  I tell my little parable that Germany 

took England�察�and then there was an Indian Mutiny�察�and Bismarck 

said�此 �'Quite right�此 �let Delhi and Calcutta and Bombay fall�察�and 

let the women and children be treated Sepoy fashion��' and people 

say�察�'O�察�but that is very different��'  And then I wish I were dead。  

Millais ��I hear�� was painting Gladstone when the news came of 

Gordon's death�察�Millais was much affected�察�and Gladstone said�察�

'Why�拭 �IT IS THE MAN'S OWN TEMERITY��'  Voila le Bourgeois� �le voila 

nu�  �But why should I blame Gladstone�察�when I too am a Bourgeois�拭�

when I have held my peace�拭 �Why did I hold my peace�拭 �Because I am 

a sceptic�此 �I。E。 a Bourgeois。  We believe in nothing�察�Symonds�察�you 

don't�察�and I don't�察�and these are two reasons�察�out of a handful of 

millions�察�why England stands before the world dripping with blood 

and daubed with dishonour。  I will first try to take the beam out 

of my own eye�察�trusting that even private effort somehow betters 

and braces the general atmosphere。  See�察�for example�察�if England 

has shown ��I put it hypothetically�� one spark of manly sensibility�察�

they have been shamed into it by the spectacle of Gordon。  Police´

Officer Cole is the only man that I see to admire。  I dedicate my 

NEW ARABS to him and Cox�察�in default of other great public 

characters。 ´ Yours ever most affectionately��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO EDMUND GOSSE







BONALLIE TOWERS�察�BOURNEMOUTH�察�MARCH 12�察�1885。



MY DEAR GOSSE�察 � I was indeed much exercised how I could be worked 

into Gray�察�and lo� �when I saw it�察�the passage seemed to have been 

written with a single eye to elucidate the ´ worst�拭 � well�察�not a 

very good poem of Gray's。  Your little life is excellent�察�clean�察�

neat�察�efficient。  I have read many of your notes�察�too�察�with 

pleasure。  Your connection with Gray was a happy circumstance�察�it 

was a suitable conjunction。



I did not answer your letter from the States�察�for what was I to 

say�拭 �I liked getting it and reading it�察�I was rather flattered 

that you wrote it to me�察�and then I'll tell you what I did ´ I put 

it in the fire。  Why�拭 �Well�察�just because it was very natural and 

expansive�察�and thinks I to myself�察�if I die one of these fine 

nights�察�this is just the letter that Gosse would not wish to go 

into the hands of third parties。  Was I well inspired�拭 �And I did 

not answer it because you were in your high places�察�sailing with 

supreme dominion�察�and seeing life in a particular glory�察�and I was 

peddling in a corner�察�confined to the house�察�overwhelmed with 

necessary work�察�which I was not always doing well�察�and�察�in the very 

mild form in which the disease approaches me�察�touched with a sort 

of bustling cynicism。  Why throw cold water�拭 �How ape your 

agreeable frame of mind�拭 �In short�察�I held my tongue。



I have now published on 101 small pages THE COMPLETE PROOF OF MR。 

R。 L。 STEVENSON'S INCAPACITY TO WRITE VERSE�察�in a series of 

graduated examples with table of contents。  I think I shall issue a 

companion volume of exercises�此 �'Analyse this poem。  Collect and 

comminate the ugly words。  Distinguish and condemn the CHEVILLES。  

State Mr。 Stevenson's faults of taste in regard to the measure。  

What reasons can you gather from this example for your belief that 

Mr。 S。 is unable to write any other measure��'



They look ghastly in the cold light of print�察�but there is 

something nice in the little ragged regiment for all�察�the 

blackguards seem to me to smile�察�to have a kind of childish treble 

note that sounds in my ears freshly�察�not song�察�if you will�察�but a 

child's voice。



I was glad you enjoyed your visit to the States。  Most Englishmen 

go there with a confirmed design of patronage�察�as they go to France 

for that matter�察�and patronage will not pay。  Besides�察�in this year 

of ´ grace�察�said I�拭 � of disgrace�察�who should creep so low as an 

Englishman�拭 �'It is not to be thought of that the flood' ´ ah�察�

Wordsworth�察�you would change your note were you alive to´day��



I am now a beastly householder�察�but have not yet entered on my 

domain。  When I do�察�the social revolution will probably cast me 

back upon my dung heap。  There is a person called Hyndman whose eye 

is on me�察�his step is beHynd me as I go。  I shall call my house 

Skerryvore when I get it�此 �SKERRYVORE�此 �C'EST BON POUR LA POESHIE。  

I will conclude with my favourite sentiment�此 �'The world is too 

much with me。'



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON��

THE HERMIT OF SKERRYVORE。



Author of 'John Vane Tempest�此 �a Romance��' 'Herbert and Henrietta�此 �

or the Nemesis of Sentiment��' 'The Life and Adventures of Colonel 

Bludyer Fortescue��' 'Happy Homes and Hairy Faces��' 'A Pound of 

Feathers and a Pound of Lead��' part author of 'Minn's Complete 

Capricious Correspondent�此 �a Manual of Natty�察�Natural�察�and Knowing 

Letters��' and editor of the 'Poetical Remains of Samuel Burt 

Crabbe�察�known as the melodious Bottle´Holder。'



Uniform with the above��



'The Life and Remains of the Reverend Jacob Degray Squah��' author 

of 'Heave´yo for the New Jerusalem。'  'A Box of Candles�察�or the 

Patent Spiritual Safety Match��' and 'A Day with the Heavenly 

Harriers。'







Letter�此 �TO W。 H。 LOW







BONALLIE TOWERS�察�BOURNEMOUTH�察�MARCH 13�察�1885。



MY DEAR LOW�察 � Your success has been immense。  I wish your letter 

had come two days ago�此 �OTTO�察�alas� �has been disposed of a good 

while ago�察�but it was only day before yesterday that I settled the 

new volume of Arabs。  However�察�for the future�察�you and the sons of 

the deified Scribner are the men for me。  Really they have behaved 

most handsomely。  I cannot lay my hand on the papers�察�or I would 

tell you exactly how it compares with my English bargain�察�but it 

compares well。  Ah�察�if we had that copyright�察�I do believe it would 

go far to make me solvent�察�ill´health and all。



I wrote you a letter to the Rembrandt�察�in which I stated my views 

about the dedication in a very brief form。  It will give me sincere 

pleasure�察�and will make the second dedication I have received�察�the 

other being from John Addington Symonds。  It is a compliment I 

value much�察�I don't know any that I should prefer。



I am glad to hear you have windows to do�察�that is a fine business�察�

I think�察�but�察�alas� �the glass is so bad nowadays�察�realism invading 

even that�察�as well as the huge inferiority of our technical 

resource corrupting every tint。  Still�察�anything that keeps a man 

to decoration is�察�in this age�察�good for the artist's spirit。



By the way�察�have you seen James and me on the novel�拭 �James�察�I 

think in the August or September ´ R。  L。 S。 in the December 

LONGMAN。  I own I think the ECOLE BETE�察�of which I am the champion�察�

has the whip hand of the argument�察�but as James is to make a 

rejoinder�察�I must not boast。  Anyway the controversy is amusing to 

see。  I was terribly tied down to space�察�which has made the end 

congested and dull。  I shall see if I can afford to send you the 

April CONTEMPORARY ´ but I dare say you see it anyway ´ as it will 

contain a paper of mine on style�察�a sort of continuation of old 

arguments on art in which you have wagged a most effective tongue。  

It is a sort of start upon my Treatise on the Art of Literature�此 �a 

small�察�arid book that shall some day appear。



With every good wish from me and mine ��should I not say 'she and 

hers'�殖� to you and yours�察�believe me yours ever��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO P。 G。 HAMERTON







BOURNEMOUTH�察�MARCH 16�察�1885。



MY DEAR HAMERTON�察 � Various things have been reminding me of my 

misconduct�此 �First�察�Swan's application for your address�察�second�察�a 

sight of the sheets of your LANDSCAPE book�察�and

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