William Francis Prideaux

Name: A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: William Francis Prideaux

A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

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“A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson”, published in 1903, is a work by William Francis Prideaux. It explores elements such as Stevenson, writer and Keats.

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ With a frail and sapless body, Stevenson possessed a singularly healthy mind and a temperament which enabled him to face the ills of life with unflinching courage. Constant ill-health, the frequent apprehension of poverty, and a series of discouragements which far exceeded the ordinary allowance of humanity, were met, at one time with the humorous acquiescence of a Thomas More, at another with a deeper fortitude which threw an answering glove into the face of Destiny. ”

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ It is this quality which runs like a golden thread through his life and work, and which is the secret of his charm. No writer has ever thrown more of himself into his works; no one has illumined his surroundings more vividly with the rays of his individuality; and it would be possible to arrange his essays in an order which would portray his inward and outward life from childhood to middle age.
A discussion of the character of Stevenson is not, however, the task that I have set myself. ”

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ Whilst many of his seniors in age are still toiling in the workshop, Stevenson has not only been accepted as a classic, but as the preacher of a gospel which is influencing the most masculine minds of his generation. His personality is so strongly reflected in his works that it is difficult to take up one of his books without feeling oneself captivated by the spell of a personal friendship. ”

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ A writer of exactly similar temperament to Stevenson does not often arise, but until such a writer takes him in hand, I doubt if his character will be understood to the depths. We want some one who will treat him as Baudelaire treated Poe, or as Stevenson might have treated Baudelaire. ”

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ The elements of this personality have frequently undergone examination. Analysis upon analysis has been stretched to straining point, and both the friendly and the doubting critic have sought to pierce the recesses of his genius. ”

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ This episode in Stevenson's life was only ightly touched upon in his letters from the South Seas.
The critical articles are interesting on account of their writers, for no one has graduated in letters who has not taken Stevenson for his theme.
'Of all the dresses I select Haidée's,'
and if one must own to a preference, I am compelled to express the pleasure which a perusal of Sir Leslie Stephen's paper in The National Review gave me. A fellow-feeling is not without its influence in these cases. ”

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William Francis Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (1903)

“ Lloyd Osbourne regarding the articles in question, I received the following reply, which, notwithstanding the circumstantial nature of Mr. Balfour's information, appears to me to set at rest the question of Stevenson's connection with the San Francisco press:—
'In reply to your letter of February 26th, I regret to say that I can be but of negative service to you. Mr. Stevenson never contributed anything to the San Francisco Bulletin or any other San Francisco paper. Not from any pride about journalism, etc., but due to the fact that in those days local pay was derisory. ”

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