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Father Damien: An Open Letter
Robert Louis Stevenson
This is a truly remarkable work from one of the best
adventure writers of our or any time. Typically engaged in
the authorship of such delightful excursions as
Kidnapped and Treasure Island, Robert Louis
Stevenson read a denunciation of Father Damien of
Molokai---the priest who famously gave his life in the
service of the lepers of Molokai island, and has since
become Saint Damien---and was concerned. Stevenson, himself
a Protestant, was troubled by the denunciation he'd read in
a religious paper, which had been written by a fellow
Protestant. It is a scathing response to the author, a
systematic take-down of style and substance, without ever
descending into profanity or vulgar sniping. Stevenson
reveals himself to be an author and thinker of surprising
depth. Short and well worth a read. 13 pp., English.
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