Excerpt from The Faith of Robert Louis Stevenson I cannot send forth a second edition of this book without a few further words with my readers, and the first word must be one of heartiest gratitude. The cordiality of its reception by the great majority of reviewers, both in Britain and America, has surprised me; while many letters from friends, known and unknown, have touched me very deeply. If the book has braced the courage of some readers and quickened their belief in life, one of its main ends has been accomplished. For several criticisms revealing errors of detail I also thank my critics, and have gladly made the necessary changes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.