Weir of Hermiston / Robert Louis Stevenson ; edited by Gillian Hughes.

"This fully-annotated scholarly edition explores the detailed evolution of Weir of Hermiston through its composition and on the eventual posthumous publication"--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Stevensoń⁰₉s unfinished masterpiece, Weir of Hermiston, has been entirely re-edited from his final manuscript, revealing a rather different novel from the bowdlerised version produced posthumously by his friends. Stevenson revisits the conflicted Scotland of James Hogg and Sir Walter Scott as well as that of his own youth, but also responds to recently published novels. A substantial essay explores the complex early publication history of the novel on both sides of the Atlantic, and exceptionally full explanatory notes and other background information are provided.

Cover -- Illustration -- Published so far -- Editorial Board -- Imprint page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface by the General Editors -- List of Abbreviations -- Chronology of Robert Louis Stevenson -- Introduction -- Genesis -- Composition -- Early Reception -- Dedication -- Weir of Hermiston -- Chapter 1. LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS. WEIR -- Chapter 2. FATHER AND SON -- Chapter 3. IN THE MATTER OF THE HANGING OF DUNCAN JOPP -- Chapter 4. OPINIONS OF THE BENCH -- Chapter 5. WINTER ON THE MOORS -- 1. At Hermiston -- 2. Kirstie -- 3. A Border Pedigree -- Chapter 6. A LEAF FROM CHRISTINA'S PSALM-BOOK -- Chapter 7. ENTER MEPHISTOPHELES -- Chapter 8. A NOCTURNAL VISIT -- Chapter 9. AT THE WEAVER'S STONE -- Appendices -- 1. Sidney Colvin's Editorial Note -- 2. The Plot Development of Weir of Hermiston -- Essay on the Text -- The Dedication -- Draft Material for the Novel -- Arranging to Publish Weir of Hermiston -- The Missing Typescript -- American Newspaper Syndication -- British Serialization in Cosmopolis -- British Volume Publication -- American Copyright Edition -- American Volume Edition -- Weir of Hermiston in the Edinburgh Edition -- The Present Text -- Emendation List -- End-of-Line Hyphens -- Historical and Geographical Note -- Explanatory Notes -- Glossary.

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