Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson.(1882) provided a kind of complementary piece to Virginibus Puerisque, reprinting the most literary and critical essays that were left out of the first collection. In her Preface, she describes the contents as "the readings of a literary tramp". The volume contains nine essays: seven essays that previously appeared in Cornhill Magazine ("Victor Hugo's Romances" [1874]; "Charles of Orleans" [1876]; "François Villon, Student, Poet and Housebreaker" [1877]; "Some Aspects of Robert Burns "[1879];" Henry David Thoreau: his character and opinions "and" Yoshida-Torajiro "[1880];" Samuel Pepys "[1881]), one of Macmillan (" John Knox and his relations with the Women "" [1875]) and one from New Quarterly Magazine ("Walt Whitman", 1878). Stevenson added a "Preface, by way of criticism," offering his own evaluation of his essays, often showing how their views have changed since the essays were first written.The studies are "familiar" in the sense of "informal" or "conversational" style. They attempt to bring their themes to life, often creating novel characterizations of men and addressing books from the point of view of a committed reader rather than an academic critic.

Of the nine essays collected in this volume, seven had appeared in the ' Cornhill Magazine. ' The whole set range in date from 1874 to 1881, and thus belong to the period of Stevenson's life during which the papers in Virginibus Puerisque were written. The ' familiar studies ' are Victor Hugo's Romances, Some Aspects Of Robert Burns, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Yoshido Torajiro, François Villon, Charles of Orleans, Samuel Pepys, and John Knox and Women. In arranging them for republication R. L. S. prefaced them by some notes of self-criticism, in which he is at much pains to show where, as he thought, he had accorded less than full justice to his subjects.

The studies are "familiar" in the sense of "informal" or "conversational" in style. They attempt to bring their subjects to life, often by creating novelistic

This volume contains Robert Louis Stevenson's "Familiar Studies of Men and Books", being a fascinating exploration of the life and work of a number of seminal authors from across the globe. It contains a wealth of interesting historical and biographical information, and is highly recommended for those with a keen interest in the written word. The chapters of this volume include: "Victor Hugo's Romances", "Some Aspects of Robert Burns", "Walt Whitman", "Henry David Thoreau: His Characters and Opinions", "Yoshida-Tyorajiro", "Francois Villon, Student, Poet, and House-breaker", etcetera. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a famous Scottish essayist, novelist, poet, and travel writer. Some of his best known works include "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Excerpt from Familiar Studies of Men and Books, Vol. 2 And nourished portly bodies upon cakes and cream! Here they all lie, to be trodden in the mud; the large estate and the small, sound ing virtue and adroit or powerful vice, in very much the same condition; and a bishop not to be distinguished from a lamplighter with even the strongest speétacles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.