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Full Description
SCRAPS, the full title being Scientific Charles Recalls a Poetic Stevenson, written by Charles Alexander Stevenson, was an idea the author had recalling and correcting some impressions of his cousin Robert Louis Stevenson and of life in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders, in the 19th century.
Much has been published about RLS as a writer, however here we have a first hand account from his cousin, of the young man, his family, within the context of the environment in which he was brought up. Charles Stevenson provides an intimate and authentic description of this Scottish writer in his early years before he became famous.
In the latter part of his life, Charles Stevenson, despite his failing health, remained determined that the manuscript of his compiled recollections should be completed as a published book.
With the help of his daughter, May (Evelyn Mary Yeoman), he was able to dictate his thoughts, which she would transcribe each day prior to his corrections and amendments. The process ended on Charles' death in 1950 and it is only now that this project has finally come to fruition.
Contents
Family Context
Introduction - How This Book Came About
Robert Stevenson - The First of the Stevenson Engineers
Robert's Volunteering
Heredity
The Heredity of Women
Mrs Stevenson Enjoys her Sons' Fun
Louis - A Quick Introduction
Louis' Enjoyment of Life
Thoughts of Childhood in Verse
Louis' Dog Coolin
Thomas Stevenson - The Boy's Father
Louis in Prison - The Snowball Riot
Louis' Literary Work Devoid of Boasting
Iona and Dhu Heartach
Alan and the Stevenson Gaiety of Spirit
Muckle Flugga and North Unst
Louis' Playground
The Pavilion on the Links
Dirleton Quicksand
North Berwick and the Islets
Damming the Eel Burn
The Black Rock
Boating
Louis - A Lover of Soap Bells
Golf
Kite Flying
Catriona
Summer Quarters at North Berwick
Louis at North Berwick
Trip to Italy and a Missed Ball
Louis' Other Cousins
Edinburgh in the 19th Century
The Edinburgh Skating Club
The Bugle Call and its Revival
A Comparison of Homelife
25 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh
Melville Street - Another Stevenson Home
Louis as a Companion
From a Railway Carriage
And More of Louis
Louis' Theatricals
America
Preface to Louis' Scots Poems
At North Berwick Law
The Speculative Society
A Dinner Speech
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
In Narrow Waters
Louis' Ladder of Fame
D. Alan Stevenson
The Pharos of Alexandria
A Final Thought
Appendix
