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The Story of a Lie; And Other Tales

The Story of a Lie; And Other Tales

Stevenson, Robert Louis

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ISBN10: 1458906779
ISBN13: 9781458906779
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.10 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... EDITOR'S PREFACE F the collection of stories in this volume, The Story of a Lie now appears for the first time in hook form outside of the subscription editions. It was prepared for publication in 1882, but because of a dispute about the question of copyright the book was withdrawn. The few copies that have been sold from time to time were made up from such sheets as were preserved by the publishers and they are exceedingly rare, one copy, which was sold in 1899, bringing over one hundred and fifty dollars. The Misadventures of John Nicholson has heretofore been published only in paper covers and in the subscription editions. In it Stevenson makes use of his knowledge of California, acquired under conditions not so favorable as those in which he describes his hero. The story first appeared in the Christmas Yule-Tide for 1887. The Body-Snatcher was one of a series of stories that Stevenson designated as crawlers. Strange as it may seem to Americans, it was first -published in the Pall Mall in 1884, as a Christmas story. Stevenson spoke of it as ' blood-curdling enough--and ugly enough - to chill the blood of a Grenadier. The publishers were so well pleased with it that they sent an honorarium which Stevenson thought so excessive that he returned a portion of it. The method of advertising adopted by the Pall Mall was not at all to Stevenson's liking and he protested against it. The method was as ghastly as the story itself. Six skulls were made by a theatrical property-man. Six pairs of coffin lids, painted deadly black, with white skulls and cross-bones in the center for relief, were supplied by a carpenter. Six long white surplices were purchased from a funeral establishment. Six sandwich-men were hired at double rates. This...

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