Arthur Ransome's Long-Lost Study of Robert Louis Stevenson

The Swallows and Amazons author's lost study of the author of Treasure Island , finally available with a substantial introduction detailing its rediscovery and Ransome's extraordinary early career. This is the first publication of a remarkable book by Arthur Ransome, originally commissioned in 1910. The manuscript, nearly complete, was sequestered by Ransome's wife in 1914, and he never saw it again. It came to light only bychance, long after his death. Arthur Ransome here gives an exceptionally