Project Gutenberg 2009-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 592 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 03 Familiar studies of men and books -- The body-snatcher. Produced by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 03" by Stevenson is a critical collection of essays and literary studies published in the early 20th century. This volume includes "Familiar Studies of Men and Books," where Stevenson offers insights into various literary figures such as Victor Hugo, Robert Burns, and Walt Whitman, reflecting on their works and impact on literature. The essays are a blend of literary criticism and personal reflection, engaging with themes of artistic merit and the complexities of the subjects analyzed. The opening of this volume presents a preface in which Stevenson articulates the challenges and nuances of writing literary criticism. He acknowledges the limitations of short studies, where complex subjects must be condensed into brief essays, which may lead to the risk of oversimplification or misrepresentation. Stevenson hints at the diversity of the subjects covered, from the insights of Robert Burns, marked by his struggle with vice and virtue, to the literary innovations of Victor Hugo. This introductory reflection sets the tone for the collection, where Stevenson seeks to navigate the rich tapestry of human creativity and the varying legacies of these significant authors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism Horror tales English literature -- 19th century PN PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 674522 2025-08-12T13:23:38.976949 text/html 678976 2009-12-21T10:05:46 text/html 441974 2025-08-12T13:23:50.039849 application/epub+zip 453304 2025-08-12T13:23:43.106931 application/epub+zip 335764 2025-08-12T13:23:41.587916 application/epub+zip 819685 2025-08-12T13:23:55.226841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773012 2025-08-12T13:23:48.880870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450281 2022-09-14T08:00:34.427071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612593 2025-08-12T13:23:38.159939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 612335 2009-12-21T10:05:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 612342 2009-12-21T10:05:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21069 2025-08-12T13:23:55.375818 application/rdf+xml 25460 2025-08-12T13:23:42.112931 image/jpeg 4524 2025-08-12T13:23:41.852933 image/jpeg 242983 2009-12-21T10:05:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 329441 2009-12-21T10:05:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 242767 2009-12-21T10:05:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 434349 2025-08-12T13:23:39.033945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia