Essays in the Art of Writing
Essays in the Art of Writing, published in 1905, collects Robert Louis Stevenson's pieces on his own craft. "On Some Technical Elements of Style in Literature" analyzes the choice of words, the web of sentences and the rhythm of prose and verse; "The Morality of the Profession of Letters" asks what a writer owes his readers; "Books Which Have Influenced Me" names the works that shaped him; and "A Note on Realism" considers what fiction should leave out. The collection ends with two accounts of how his novels began: "My First Book," the story of the map that grew into Treasure Island, and the genesis of The Master of Ballantrae, with its preface. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first essay is free.
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