"Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life; and when the game so chimes with his fancy that he can join in it with all his heart, when it pleases him with every turn, when he loves to recall it and dwells upon its recollection with entire delight, fiction is called romance."

R.L. Stevenson

"The part of life which he cares for most is youth, and the direct expression of the love of youth is the beginning and the end of his message.  His appreciation of this delightful period amounts to a passion, and a passion, in the age in which we live, strikes us on the whole as a sufficient philosophy."

Henry James 

STEVENSON, Robert Louis.  Kidnapped.  London:  Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886.  Octavo, original green cloth, in cloth slipcase.

First edition, first issue of Stevenson's classic.  Book near-fine with light wear to edges, minor wear at top of spine.  $2600.

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