THIS little book has been compiled for the use of those who love Stevenson and call him Master. It conceals no elaborate attempt to condense his writings within a single volume; but to those that know his books, and like them, it may perhaps be found a pleasant companion on a summer's day; recalling, by a favourite passage here and there, the unseen pages on the book-shelf at home. The Publishers desire to express their acknowledgments to Messrs. Cassell and Co., Mr. William Heinemann, Messrs. Longmans and Co., and Messrs. Seeley and Co., for the permission that has been so cordially extended to draw on the books of Stevenson's they respectively control. |