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Robert Louis Stevenson letters to Andrew Chatto
Title
Robert Louis Stevenson letters to Andrew Chatto, 1886-1887.
Physical Description
4 items ; tipped in to 1 volume, 19 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bound with Robert Louis Stevenson, Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables (London : Chatto & Windus,1887).
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Chauncey Brewster Tinker Prize Fund, 2017.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish author.
Andrew Chatto (1841-1913) was an English book publisher. In 1873, he founded the publishing firm Chatto & Windus with his partner William Edward Windus.
Summary
Four autograph letters, signed, from Robert Louis Stevenson to Andrew Chatto and Chatto & Windus. Three letters to Chatto include Stevenson's proposal and subsequent planning for a collection of his short stories, published by Chatto & Windus in 1887 as The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. Stevenson also discusses his book, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes. Also includes a letter from Stevenson listing the names and addresses of eleven people he would like the publisher to send copies of The Merry Men to.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
October 11, 2021
References
Robert Louis Stevenson Letters to Andrew Chatto. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Robert Louis Stevenson Letters to Andrew Chatto. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Occupation
Authors Great Britain 19th century.
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