Memories and Portraits
Encyclopedia
Memories and Portraits is a collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson
, first published in 1887
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
, first published in 1887
1887 in literature
The year 1887 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:*Futabatei Shimei writes The Drifting Cloud, the first modern novel in Japan.-New books:*Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Cut by the County*Hall Caine - The Deemster...
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Contents
- I. The Foreigner at Home
- II. Some College Memories
- III. Old Morality
- IV. A College Magazine
- V. An Old Scotch Gardener
- VI. Pastoral
- VII. The Manse
- VIII. Memories of an Islet
- IX. Thomas Stevenson
- X. Talk And Talkers: First Paper
- XI. Talk And Talkers: Second Paper
- XII. The Character of Dogs
- XIII. "A Penny Plain and Twopence Coloured"
- XIV. A Gossip on a Novel of Dumas's
- XV. A Gossip on Romance
- XVI. A Humble Remonstrance