Robert Louis Stevenson/Bibliography
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- The Pentland Rising: a page of history(Edinburgh: Privately printed, 1866).
- An Appeal to the Clergy (Edinburgh & London: Blackwood, 1875).
- Macaire (Edinburgh: Privately printed, 1885).
- Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin (London & New York: Longmans, Green, 1887). Online from Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- The Morality of the Profession of Letters (Gouverneur, N.Y.: Brothers of the Book, 1899). Online at Project Gutenberg Etext
- A Stevenson Medley, edited by S. Colvin (London: Chatto & Windus, 1899).
- Lay Morals and Other Papers (London: Chatto & Windus, 1911).
- Records of a Family of Engineers (London: Chatto & Windus, 1916).
- The Waif Woman (London: Chatto & Windus, 1916).
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Hitherto Unpublished Prose Writings, edited by H. H. Harper (Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1921).
- When the Devil Was Well, edited by William P. Trent (Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1921).
- Castaways of Soledad: A Manuscript by Stevenson Hitherto Unpublished, edited by Hellman (Buffalo: Privately printed, 1928).
- Monmouth: A Tragedy edited by C. Vale (New York: Rudge, 1928).
- The Charity Bazaar: An Allegorical Dialogue (Westport, Conn.: Georgian Press, 1929).
- Salute to RLS, edited by F. Holland (Edinburgh: Cousland, 1950).
- Silverado Journal, edited by John E. Jordan (San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1954).
- From Scotland to Silverado, edited by James D. Hart (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966).
- Robert Louis Stevenson and "The Beach of Falesé": A Study in Victorian Publishing with the Original Text, edited by Barry Menikoff (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1984).
Essays
- Selected Essays, edited by H. G. Rawlinson (London: Oxford University Press, 1923).
- Tales and Essays. edited by G. B. Stern (London: Falcon, 1950).
- Essays of Travel (London: Chatto & Windus, 1905).
- Essays in the Art of Writing.. (London: Chatto & Windus, 1905).
- The Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, edited by M. Elwin (London: Macdonald, 1950).
- 'Essays.. edited by W. L. Phelps (New York: Scribners, 1906).
- Essays and Criticisms (Boston: Turner, 1903).
- Across the Plains, With Other Memories and Essays (London: Chatto & Windus, 1892; New York: Scribners, 1892).
- Confessions of a Unionist: An Unpublished Talk on Things Current, Written in 1888, edited by F. V. Livingston (Cambridge, Mass.: Privately printed, 1921).
- The Best Thing in Edinburgh: An Address to the Speculative Society of Edinburgh in March 1873, edited by K. D. Osbourne (San Francisco: Howell, 1923).
- Memories and Portraits (London: Chatto & Windus, 1887; New York: Scribners, 1887).
- On the Choice of a Profession (London: Chatto & Windus, 1916).
- Preface By Way of Criticism’
- ‘Victor Hugo’s Romances’
- ‘Some Aspects of Robert Burns’
- ‘Walt Whitman’
- ‘Henry David Thoreau: his Character and Opinions’
- ‘Yoshida-Torajiro’
- ‘François Villon Student, Poet, and Housebreaker’
- ‘Charles of Orleans’
- ‘Samuel Pepys’
- ‘John Knox and his Relations to Women’
Collections
- The Works of R. L. Stevenson, Edinburgh Edition, 28 volumes, edited by Sidney Colvin (London: Chatto & Windus, 1894-1898).
- The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vailima Edition, 26 volumes, edited by Lloyd Osbourne and Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson (London: Heinemann, 1922-1923; New York: Scribners, 1922-1923).
- The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Tusitala Edition, 35 volumes (London: Heinemann, 1924).
- The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, South Seas Edition, 32 volumes (New York: Scribners, 1925).
Letters
- Sidney Colvin, ed., The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to His Family and Friends, 2 volumes (London: Methuen, 1899; New York: Scribners, 1899).
- Letters to Henry James from Robert Louis Stevenson. Online at SUNY at New Paltz, USA
Plays
- Three Plays: Deacon Brodie, Beau Austin, Admiral Guinea, by Stevenson and W. E. Henley (London: Nutt, 1892; New York: Scribners, 1892).
Online at the World Wide School site
Novels
- Treasure Island (London: Cassell, 1883; Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884). first serialized in Young Folks 1881-82.Online text at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest
- Yo-ho-ho, and the bottle of rum!
- Drink and the devil had done for the rest
- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
see also Stevenson's essay "MY FIRST BOOK: 'TREASURE ISLAND' (Project Gutenberg Etext)
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (London: Longmans, Green, 1886; New York: Scribners, 1886). Online at bibliomania
- Kidnapped (London: Cassell, 1886; New York: Scribners, 1886). Online text at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library. first edition online from the National Library of Scotland
- The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (London: Cassell, 1889; New York: Scribners, 1889).see also Stevenson's essay THE GENESIS OF 'THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE' and the PREFACE TO 'THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE' (Project Gutenberg Etext)
- The Black Arrow 1st World Library - Literary Society (1 Sep 2004) ISBN: 1595405119
- The Wrong Box (London: Longmans, Green, 1889; New York: Scribners, 1889). (with Lloyd Osbourne).
- The Wrecker (London: Cassell, 1892; New York: Scribners, 1892). (1892) (with Lloyd Osbourne). Online text at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- Catriona: A Sequel to Kidnapped(1893), also known as David Balfour, (London: Cassell, 1893; New York: Scribners, 1893). Online text at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- *The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and a Quartette, (Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1894; London: Heinemann, 1894). (with Lloyd Osbourne).
- St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (New York: Scribners, 1897; London: Heinemann, 1898).Unfinished, the novel was completed by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
- Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance (London: Chatto & Windus, 1896; New York: Scribners, 1896).
- Prince Otto: A Romance (London: Chatto & Windus, 1885; Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1886). Online at bibliomania.
Short stories
- Fables published in New York by Longmans, Green in 1902. Previously, the thirteen fables had been published with other works. Available online from the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
- New Arabian Nights (2 volumes, London: Chatto & Windus, 1882; 1 volume, New York: Holt, 1882).
- More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter, by Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson (London: Longmans, Green, 1885; New York: Holt, 1885).
- Island Nights' Entertainments: Consisting of The Beach of Falesá, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices (London: Cassell, 1893; New York: Scribners, 1893).
- A Newly Discovered Long Story "An Old Song" and a Previously Unpublished Short Story "Edifying Letters of the Rutherford Family, edited by Roger G. Swearingen (Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1982; Paisley, Scotland: Wilfion, 1982).
- The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables (London: Chatto & Windus, 1887; New York: Scribners, 1887).
- The Story of a Lie and Other Tales (Boston: Turner, 1904).
- The Misadventures of John Nicholson: A Christmas Story (New York: Lovell, 1887).
- The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (London: Cassell, 1888; New York: Scribners, 1888).
- The Body-Snatcher (New York: Merriam, 1895).
Other works
- Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers (London: Kegan Paul, 1881; New York: Collier, 1881).
- Familiar Studies of Men and Books (London: Chatto & Windus, 1882; New York: Dodd, Mead, 1887).
- Some College Memories (Edinburgh: University Union Committee, 1886; New York: Mansfield & Wessels, 1899).
- Vailima Letters (1895)
- The New Lighthouse on the Dhu Heartach Rock, Argyllshire (1995). Based on an 1872 manuscript edited by R. G. Swearingen. California. Silverado Museum.
- Father Damien: An Open Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde of Honolulu (London: Chatto & Windus, 1890; Portland, Maine: Mosher, 1897).
- Prayers Written at Vailima, With an Introduction by Mrs. Stevenson (New York: Scribners, 1904; London: Chatto & Windus, 1905).
Poetry
- A Child's Garden of Verses. (London: Longmans, Green, 1885; New York: Scribners, 1885). Online at Bartleby.com
- "The child that is not clean and neat,
- With lots of toys and things to eat,
- He is a naughty child, I’m sure—
- Or else his dear papa is poor."
From 'System'
- Underwoods (London: Chatto & Windus, 1887; New York: Scribners, 1887). A collection of poems in English and Scots. Online at Bartleby.com
- "FAR ’yont amang the years to be
- When a’ we think, an’ a’ we see,
- An’ a’ we luve, ’s been dung ajee
- By time’s rouch shouther,
- An’ what was richt and wrang for me
- Lies mangled throu’ther"
From 'The Maker to Posterity'
- Songs of Travel and Other Verses (London: Chatto & Windus, 1896). Hypertext Meanings from the Encyclopedia of the Self at Mark Zimmerman’s Self Knowledge site
- "Wealth I ask not, hope nor love
- Nor a friend to know me;
- All I ask, the heaven above
- And the road below me."
- Ballads (London: Chatto & Windus, 1890; New York: Scribners, 1890).
- Poems Hitherto Unpublished, edited by G. S. Hellman, 2 volumes (Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1916).
- New Poems and Variant Readings (London: Chatto & Windus, 1918).
Travel writing
- Edingburgh Picturesque Notes (Free Public Domain Books from the Classic Literature Library) (Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, with Etchings; London: Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 1879; New York: Macmillan, 1889)
- An Inland Voyage (London: Kegan Paul, 1878; Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1883).
- Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (London: Kegan Paul, 1879; Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879). Online at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- The Silverado Squatters (London: Chatto & Windus, 1883; New York: Munro, 1884). Online at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- Across the Plains (written 1879–80, published 1892). Online at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
- The Amateur Emigrant from the Clyde to Sandy Hook (Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1895; New York: Scribners, 1899).
- A Mountain Town in France: A Fragment (New York & London: Lane, 1896). Online at Accueil terresdecrivains.com
- The Amateur Emigrant with Some First Impressions of America, edited by Roger G. Swearingen, 2 volumes (Ashland, Oreg.: Osborne, 1976-1977).
- Essays of Travel Online at Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Non-fiction works on the Pacific
- In the South Seas (New York: Scribners, 1896; London: Chatto & Windus, 1900).
- A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (London: Cassell, 1892; New York: Scribners, 1892).