title: The Master of Ballantrae (Dover Thrift Editions)
author:  Robert Louis Stevenson 
description: <div><div>Novelist, poet, and travel writer, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850&#8211;1894) wrote captivating tales for readers of all ages, including <I>Treasure Island, Kidnapped, </I>and<I> The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</I>.&#160;<I></I><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><P></P><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><P></P></div></div><P></P>
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  The Art of Writing and Other Essays
  
  
  ON SOME TECHNICAL ELEMENTS OF STYLE IN LITERATURE
  
  
  {1}
  
  THE MORALITY OF THE PROFESSION OF LETTERS {11}
  
  BOOKS WHICH HAVE INFLUENCED ME {14}
  
  A NOTE ON REALISM
  
  MY FIRST BOOK: 'TREASURE ISLAND'
  
  THE GENESIS OF 'THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE'
  
  PREFACE TO 'THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE'
  
  Footnotes:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Art of Writing and Other Essays
  
  
  ### Robert Louis Stevenson
  
  
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  * ON SOME TECHNICAL ELEMENTS OF STYLE IN LITERATURE 
  
  
  {1}
  
  
  * THE MORALITY OF THE PROFESSION OF LETTERS {11}
  
  
  * BOOKS WHICH HAVE INFLUENCED ME {14}
  
  
  * A NOTE ON REALISM 
  
  
  * MY FIRST BOOK: 'TREASURE ISLAND' 
  
  
  * THE GENESIS OF 'THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE'
  
  
  * PREFACE TO 'THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE' 
  
  
  * Footnotes:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  Transcribed from the 1905 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price,
  
  
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