The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature ... - uogenglish

The Late Nineteenth-Century Novel
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Prince Otto: a romance. 1885 (‘Second Edition’ 1885 and ‘A New
Edition’ 1886 actually later printings), New York 1886. First pbd
in Longman’s Mag Apr–Oct 1885.
Macaire: a melodramatic farce in three acts. Edinburgh 1885 (priv
ptd), Chicago 1895, London 1896 and 1907 (in The plays), 1897.
With W. E. Henley.
Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. New York 1886, 1886 (‘Second
Edition’ 1886 actually 2nd printing; 40,000 copies total in 6
months), Leipzig 1886.
Kidnapped: being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in
the year 1751 . . .. 1886 (2nd issue 1886 makes 3 small changes
requested by RLS), New York 1886, London 1887 (illus), Leipzig
1888, London 1895 (includes corrections made by RLS in 1893).
First pbd as Kidnapped; or, the lad with the silver button in
Young Folks 1 May–31 July 1886.
The merry men and other tales and fables. 1887, New York 1887,
Leipzig 1891. Contents: The merry men, Will o’ the mill,
Markheim, Thrawn Janet, Olalla, The treasure of Franchard.
Rptd from Cornhill Mag and other periodicals.
Underwoods. 1887 (‘Second Edition’ 1887 and ‘Third Edition’ 1888
actually later printings), New York 1887. 38 poems in Eng, 16 in
Scots; about one-quarter rptd from various sources.
Memories and portraits. 1887, New York 1887. 16 essays. Except for ‘A
college magazine’, ‘Memoirs of an islet’, and ‘A gossip on a novel
of Dumas’s’, rptd from Cornhill Mag, Longman’s Mag and other
periodicals.
The hanging judge: a drama in three acts and six tableaux.
Edinburgh 1887 (priv ptd); ed E. Gosse 1914 (priv ptd). With Fanny
Stevenson.
The misadventures of John Nicholson: a Christmas story. New York
[1887] and later. Rptd without authorisation from Yule-Tide:
Cassell’s Christmas annual for 1887.
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin. New York 1887, 1912. First pbd in
Papers literary, scientific, &c. by the late Fleeming Jenkin . . . with
a memoir by Robert Louis Stevenson, 2 vols 1887.
The black arrow: a tale of the two roses. New York 1888 (illus), 1888,
Leipzig 1888. First pbd as The black arrow, a tale of Tunstall
Forest, by Captain George North in Young Folks 30 June–20 Oct
1883.
The wrong box. 1889 (3 printings); ed E. Mehew 1989; New York
1889. With Lloyd Osbourne. All edns before Mehew’s lack corrections
from proofs and ms.
The master of Ballantrae: a winter’s tale. 1889, New York 1889 (illus),
Leipzig 1889. First pbd in Scribner’s Mag Nov 1888–Oct 1889.
Father Damien: an open letter to the Reverend Dr Hyde of
Honolulu. Sydney 1890 (priv ptd), Honolulu [1890], Edinburgh
1890 (priv ptd), 1890. First pbd in Scots Observer 3, 10 May 1890.
Ballads. New York 1890, 1890. Contents: The song of Rahéro, The
feast of famine, Ticonderoga (first pbd in Scribner’s Mag Dec
1887), Heather ale, Christmas at sea (first pbd in Scots Observer 22
Dec 1888). Each poem except the last is followed by notes.
Across the plains: with other memories and essays. 1892, New York
1892, Leipzig 1892. 12 essays, all but 3 rptd from Scribner’s Mag.
The wrecker. 1892 (illus), New York 1892 (illus). First pbd in
Scribner’s Mag Aug 1891–July 1892. With Lloyd Osbourne.
A footnote to history: eight years of trouble in Samoa. 1892 (‘Third
Thousand’ is 2nd printing, Sep 1892), New York 1892.
Three plays: Deacon Brodie, Beau Austin, Admiral Guinea. 1892,
New York 1892.
An object of pity; or, the man Haggard. 1892 (priv ptd, Sydney), 1898
(25 copies priv ptd uniform with Edinburgh edn of Works), New
York 1900. Comic self-portraits by RLS and others, verses by RLS.
Island nights’ entertainments: consisting of The beach of Falesá,
The bottle imp, The isle of voices. New York 1893 (illus), London
1893 (illus), Leipzig 1893. The beach of Falesá first pbd in Illus
London News 2 July–6 Aug 1892. The bottle imp first pbd in New
York Herald 8 Feb–1 Mar 1891, and in Black and White 28 Mar–4
Apr 1891. The isle of voices first pbd in Nat Observer 4–25 Feb
1893.
Catriona: a sequel to Kidnapped. 1893, New York 1893 (titled David
Balfour: being memoirs of his adventures at home and abroad:
The second part . . .), Leipzig 1893. First pbd as David Balfour:
memoirs of his adventures at home and abroad in Atalanta Dec
1892–Sep 1893.
The ebb-tide: a trio and a quartette. Chicago 1894 (‘Second Edition’
20 Sep 1894 actually 2nd printing), London 1894; ed P. Hinchcliffe
and C. Kerrigan, Edinburgh 1995. First pbd in Today 11 Nov
1893–3 Feb 1894 and in McClure’s Mag Feb–July 1894. With Lloyd
Osbourne.
The body-snatcher. New York 1895. First pbd in Pall Mall Christmas
‘Extra’ 1884.
The amateur emigrant: from the Clyde to Sandy Hook. Chicago
1895. First pbd in Edinburgh edn of Works vol 3, 1895.
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, with other fables. 1896,
New York 1896. Fables first pbd in Longman’s Mag Aug–Sep 1895.
Weir of Hermiston: an unfinished romance. 1896, New York 1896,
Leipzig 1896; ed C. Kerrigan, Edinburgh 1995. Ed S. Colvin from
RLS’s unfinished ms (Yale); first pbd in Cosmopolis Jan–Apr 1896.
Poems and ballads. New York 1896, London 1913, New York 1913
(‘Complete Edition’). First collected edn of RLS’s poems.
Contents first pbd together in Edinburgh edn of Works, 1895,
and (two additional poems) Thistle edn, 1896. Most of the poems
under the heading Songs of travel (separate edn 1896) were first
pbd in these edns.
Songs of travel and other verses. 1896. First pbd in Edinburgh edn of
Works vol 14, 1895, omitting additional 2 poems in Thistle edn.
Of the 44 poems, only 13 had appeared previously and only 6
during RLS’s lifetime.
In the South Seas. New York 1896, London 1900, Leipzig 2 vols 1901.
Earliest version priv ptd as The South Seas: a record of three
cruises, 1890; pbd, with additions, in the New York Sun, Black
and White, and elsewhere, 1891; ed S. Colvin, Edinburgh edn of
Works vol 20, 1896; additional material ed A. Lang, Swanston edn
vol 18, 1911, and ed L. Osbourne, Vailima edn vol 25, 1923. Much
material remains uncollected or unpbd in its original form.
A mountain town in France: a fragment. New York and London 1896
(printed in New York, possibly for US distribution only). First
pbd in The Studio [London], Winter 1896–7, including 4 of the 5
pencil sketches in this edn.
The plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson. 1896 (limited issue,
250 copies), 1907 (regular issue). Adds Macaire to contents of
Three plays 1892.
St Ives: being the adventures of a French prisoner in England. 30 chs
by Stevenson, left incomplete at his death. Version completed by
A. T. Quiller-Couch first pbd in Pall Mall Mag Nov 1896–Nov 1897
and McClure’s Mag Mar–Nov 1897; New York 1897, 1897, Leipzig
1898. Version completed by J. Calder, Glasgow 1990.
A Stevenson medley. Ed S. Colvin 1899. Various essays, also the
private press woodcuts and poems from Davos, first rptd or pbd
in Edinburgh edn of Works vol 28, 1898, with a few additions.
Original woodblocks used for all but 3 of the items. Some of the
Davos material had appeared in J. Pennell, Robert Louis
Stevenson, illustrator, The Chap-Book [Chicago] 15 Nov 1896.
RLS Teuila. New York 1899 (priv ptd). 20 poems.
The morality of the profession of letters. New York 1899. First pbd
in Fortnightly Rev Apr 1881; first collected in Edinburgh edn of
Works vol 11, 1895.
Essays and criticisms. Boston 1903. Under the heading ‘Swiss notes’
first complete reprints of 4 of RLS’s 5 essays on Davos first pbd in
Pall Mall Gazette 17 Feb–5 Mar 1881. Other contents previously
rptd in Edinburgh edn of Works.
The story of a lie and other tales. Boston 1904 (H. E. Turner & Co),