Short book of verses and caricatures by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepdaughter, Mrs Strong.
Scope and Contents
The book describes Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepdaughter's famous visit, paid in company with the Countess of Jersey, to the rebel king Mataafa at Malie (see ‘The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson’, volume iv, pages 223-234). Three letters, 1892, of Stevenson are also included. One, apparently unpublished, is addressed to Mataafa and the other two (see ‘The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson’, volume iv, pages 216-217) to 'Amelia Balfour', a pseudonym for Lady Jersey. All these items are bound with a printed copy of ‘An object of pity’ (Amsterdam, 1893), and the whole is annotated by Lady Jersey.
Dates
- Creation: 1892.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
57 Leaves ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv folios + 75 pages + 15 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1952, by Lady Dynevor, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, through the good offices of Miss Gladys Scott Thomson and Sir Owen Morshead.
Bibliography
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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