Claire Harman's Myself & the Other Fellow is a fascinating portrait of a man of humor, resilience, and strongly unconventional views, the most authoritative, comprehensive, and perceptive biography of Robert Louis Stevenson to date.

In 'Robert Louis Stevenson', G.K. Chesterton offers readers a comprehensive exploration of the life and works of the iconic Scottish author.

A sickly child, Louis became in turn a bohemian dandy, a literary gypsy traipsing through the mountains of France with a donkey, and at twenty-eight the lover of an American woman ten years his senior, the fabulous Fanny.".

In recent years there has been a wave of enthusiasm for the author of these works, with the publication of major biographies and collections of his letters.

In this book, 317 of Stevenson's most interesting and revealing letters represent each stage of his mature life. With a linking narrative and full annotation, Ernest Mehew sets the letters in the context of Stevenson's remarkable life.

The short life of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was as adventurous as almost anything in his fiction: his travels, illness, struggles to become a writer, relationships with his volatile wife and step-family, friendships and quarrels have ...

... in Author's autograph : " Sidney Colvin from his friend W. E. H. 29/6/88 , " and with the beautiful book - plate of the recipient . Widener , No. 178 ; Prideaux , No. 1 , p . 266 . Only 20 copies printed of which the above is No. 3 ...

"Rankin is a wizard...a natural sleuth, writes well in slim nuggety paragraphs, and he teaches us a great deal about Stevenson en route."--"Vogue. "Delightful...the ideal book to take with you on holiday."--"Independent.