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The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays

by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Treglown, Jeremy (edited by)

First Cooper Square Edition

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Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.: Cooper Square Pub, 1999. First Cooper Square Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. It is good finally to have roughly a quarter of Stevenson's essays available in one volume. . . . Their value lies in their vivacity and style; they exhibit a descriptive immediacy and a strong sense of character." - Library Journal. Stevenson's essays comprise an oft-overlooked trove of gems, intriguing in their content and generous in their scope. This collection of nearly three dozen of his best essays - the only anthology of its kind - spans his brief life and includes many of his most celebrated pieces and some others previously unpublished. Essays include the tender "Falling in Love"; the hilariously perceptive "The Character of Dogs"; his musings on human nature and its frailty in "An Apology for Idlers" and "Crabbed Age and Youth"; as well as his idiosyncratic views on dreams, umbrellas, political activism, and the art and craft of writing.This is a surprising collection of Stevenson's prose, evident wit, and enduring humanity. 290 pages including an index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bookseller: Nan's Book Shop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 002359
Format/binding: Soft Cover
Book condition: New
Jacket condition: No Jacket
Quantity available: 1
Edition: First Cooper Square Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0815410123
ISBN 13: 9780815410126
Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
Place: Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date published: 1999
Pages: 289
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 x 0.75 inches
LCCN: PR5488.L18 1999
Dewey: 828/.808
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Keywords: STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS 1850 1894 ESSAYS LITERATURE
Subjects: LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General;

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