Book: Generally exhilarating From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: December 14, 1997| Author: | Copyright 1997 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

When The eight-volume complete edition of R L Stevenson's letters appeared between 1994 and 1995, it proved so revelatory and met with such a delighted response, that it was clear it would only be a matter of time before Yale University Press commissioned a one-volume edition. The logistics of the project were intimidating: over 2,800 letters, with all their accompanying footnotes and editorial apparatus had to be whittled down to about a sixth of their original bulk, without significant loss of the complexity that made the complete edition such an enthralling read.

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