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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