Robert Louis Stevenson, the Writer and the Man [Twine Bound Bundle]

Authors

Earl Clement Davis

Document Type

Manuscript

Files

Date

1909

Summary

This is one of twelve sermons Earl Davis kept together in a twine-bound collection. While these manuscripts are undated, internal evidence clearly dates them to the years 1909-1911. The United States went through a recession in 1908, and there was increasing labor unrest, including a general strike in Philadelphia in 1910. These difficulties provide some of the backdrop to these manuscripts.

One of the manuscripts, “What about City Government,” has a clear notation that it was written for the “Pipe and Pen Club,” presumably some periodic gathering to discuss issues of the day. It is possible that all – or nearly all – of these manuscripts were prepared for that gathering, as they do not read like sermons.

This is a discussion of the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, and why his open-hearted and generous nature appeals to the age. He likens reading Stevenson to "fishing along a beautiful stream", not for the catch but simply for "the joy of the fishing".

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Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.

Keywords

always Earl Clement Davis, minister, Unitarianism, religion, Robert Louis Stevenson

Recommended Citation

Davis, Earl Clement, "Robert Louis Stevenson, the Writer and the Man [Twine Bound Bundle]" (1909). Manuscripts. 24.
https://commons.clarku.edu/pittsfield_manuscripts/24

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