The Violent Friend: The Story of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by MacKay, Margaret - 1969

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1969. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:046003880X

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1969,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 046003880X 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, xvi,376pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpaper, edges slightly browned, text clean and binding sound, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, price-clipped. ISBN: 046003880X .

London England: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1969. Hardback. First Edition. The Violent Friend. Wear to edges of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. This is the romantic life story of Robert Louis Stevenson and the talented and remarkable woman, Fanny , who became his wife. Stevenson met his 'violent friend' in France in 1876 and they fell in love at first sight. But from the outset there were problems. He was a consumptive Scotsman, not quite twenty-six, embarking on a literary career. She was thirty-six, an American with a husband and two children. The scandal of such a divorce can scarsely be imagined today. But it was painfully enacted and Stevenson made his 6,000-mile quest. Thus began a controversial marriage, a passionate companionship. The author narrates the extraordinary story of that marriage and the fierce devotion of the woman Stevenson called his 'tiger and tiger lily'. 'Should Stevenson have married Fanny?' asks the author. On the whole, she believes, he should have. Probably her… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.