The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 3   By: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

SWANSTON EDITION

VOLUME III

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THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

VOLUME THREE

LONDON: PUBLISHED BY CHATTO AND WINDUS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED: WILLIAM HEINEMANN: AND LONGMANS GREEN AND COMPANY MDCCCCXI

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CONTENTS

FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS

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PREFACE BY WAY OF CRITICISM 5

I. VICTOR HUGO'S ROMANCES 19

II. SOME ASPECTS OF ROBERT BURNS 43

III. WALT WHITMAN 77

IV. HENRY DAVID THOREAU: HIS CHARACTER AND OPINIONS 101

V. YOSHIDA TORAJIRO 129

VI. FRANÇOIS VILLON, STUDENT, POET, AND HOUSEBREAKER 142

VII. CHARLES OF ORLEANS 171