Project Gutenberg 1996-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 415 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers "Virginibus puerisque" -- Crabbed age and youth -- An apology for idlers -- Ordered South -- Æs triplex -- El Dorado -- The English admirals -- Some portraits by Raeburn -- Child's play -- Walking tours -- Pan's pipes -- A plea for gas lamps. Transcribed from the 1897 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price "Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of essays written during the late 19th century. This work explores various themes surrounding youth, friendship, marriage, and the complexities of human emotions and relationships. Through Stevenson's reflective and often humorous prose, readers are invited to contemplate societal conventions and personal experiences related to love and companionship. The opening portion of the work delves deeply into the topic of marriage, contrasting the attitudes of Shakespeare’s time with modern perspectives on matrimony. Stevenson examines the fears and uncertainties modern individuals face regarding marriage, likening it to a fear of death. He discusses the precarious nature of friendships and the social pressures surrounding marriage, ultimately reflecting on the compromises and challenges that come with intimate relationships. By analyzing couples, their choices, and the peculiar sentimentality that surrounds love, the beginning of the collection effectively sets the stage for a broader philosophical discussion on the nature of human connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Essays PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 312861 2025-08-01T05:16:05.960151 text/html 312017 2012-11-06T15:31:56 text/html 122309 2012-11-06T15:35:03 text/html application/zip 208873 2025-08-01T05:16:12.960153 application/epub+zip 211187 2025-08-01T05:16:09.381136 application/epub+zip 193618 2025-08-01T05:16:08.154165 application/epub+zip 402895 2025-08-01T05:16:15.868110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383252 2025-08-01T05:16:12.119105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353800 2022-09-01T05:38:01.350755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301142 2025-08-01T05:16:05.637161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300797 2012-11-06T03:00:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 120334 2012-11-06T15:35:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18446 2025-08-01T05:16:15.998095 application/rdf+xml 16276 2025-08-01T05:16:08.664129 image/jpeg 3587 2025-08-01T05:16:08.409141 image/jpeg 208587 2025-08-01T05:16:05.987154 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