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The Complete Personal Essays of Robert Lewis Stevenson
For all of Robert Louis Stevenson’s achievements in fiction, many of his contemporaries thought of him primarily as an essayist. His essays, known for their intellectual substance, emotional force, and stylistic vitality, were widely considered the best of their time. Join editor Trenton Olsen in conversation with journalist Steve Courtney for this discussion of The Complete Personal Essays of Robert Lewis Stevenson, published for the first time in a single volume.