London

CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY

1884




TO

_ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON._


_Dear Louis,_

_To you, in memory of past symposia, when wit (your wit) flowed freer
than our old Forzato, I dedicate this little book, my pastime through
three anxious months._

_Yours,_

_JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS_

_Villa Emily, San Remo,_