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In A Friendship in Letters, Dr. Michael Shaw brings together correspondence between two of Scotland’s most famous writers for the first time.
Though they never met, Robert Louis Stevenson and J. M. Barrie developed a warm friendship, revealed in these amusing and gossipy letters, with vivid commentary on each other’s literary work. Until recently, Barrie’s side of the correspondence was presumed lost by his biographers. This epistolary volume reunites Barrie’s letters with Stevenson’s and contextualises them through an engaging introduction and a series of appendices, including a delightful short story by Barrie.
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A literary scoop.
" - The Spectator
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The letters are delightful... with an excellent introduction by the editor Michael Shaw.
" - The Scotsman
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The letters are presented faithfully... The friendship that emerges is open, honest and heart-warming.
" - Scots Magazine
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A treasure trove of playful and poignant missives.
" - The Press and Journal
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Stevenson’s widow, Fanny Van de Grift, said that his letters to Barrie were among the gayest he ever wrote. This slim volume bears out that vivacity.
" - The Herald
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Barrie and Stevenson left behind them an immortal body of work and unforgettable works of literature. And it’s as if they have returned to life through the labours of Dr Shaw.
" - The Press and Journal
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‘Stevenson fantasised about the ‘cracks’(that is, conversation) the two men might have had if Barrie had ever made the journey to Samoa. This sensitively edited work is a valuable record of the cracks they actually had.
" - Literary Review
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A delightful book.
" - Scottish Review
