Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson

G. K. Chesterton said of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins." This collection of Stevenson's essays includes: On the Enjoyment of Unpleasant Places An Apology for Idlers Aes Triplex Talk and Talkers A Gossip on Romance The Character of Dogs A College Magazine Books Which Have Influenced Me Pulvis et Umbra