Transcribed from the 1908 Methuen edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org [Picture: Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson] VAILIMA LETTERS BEING CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO SIDNEY COLVIN NOVEMBER 1890 — OCTOBER 1894 * * * * * LONDON METHUEN AND CO. 36 ESSEX STREET _Seventh Edition_ * * * * * _First Published_ _November_ 1895 _Second Edition_ _December_ 1895 _Third Edition_ _February_ 1901 _Fourth Edition_ _October_ 1904 _Fifth Edition_ _March_ 1906 _Sixth Edition_ _October_ 1907 _Seventh Edition_ _December_ 1908 CONTENTS PAGE EDITORIAL NOTE xi LETTER I. November 1890 1 II. November 25—December 2, 1890 22 III. December 1890 33 IV. January 17, 1891 46 V. February 1891 51 VI. March 1891 54 VII. April 1891 65 VIII. April 29—May 19, 1891 70 IX. June 1891 77 X. September 1891 82 XI. September 28—October 13, 1891 94 XII. October 1891 102 XIII. November 25—December 7, 1891 110 XIV. December 1891—January 3, 1892 119 XV. January 31—February 1892 135 XVI. February—March 2, 1892 139 XVII. March 9—March 30, 1892 147 XVIII. May 1—May 27, 1892 158 XIX. May 29—June 1892 180 XX. July 2—July 12, 1892 202 XXI. August—September 13, 1892 205 XXII. September 15—October 8, 1892 221 XXIII. October 28—November 8, 1892 227 XXIV. December 1—December 5, 1892 236 XXV. January—January 30, 1893 239 XXVI. February 19—February 23, 1893 247 XXVII. February 1893 250 XXVIII. April—April 22, 1893 252 XXIX. April 25—May 23, 1893 260 XXX. May 29—June 15, 1893 270 XXXI.