Henry James and Robert Louis Stevenson, two of the greatest English-language novelists late nineteenth century, have styles and ways to romanticize very different. This did not prevent both feel a great admiration for each other novelar way, and to express it publicly, which eventually flows into a strong friendship.

It all started in 1884 with an article by James in London Longman's Magazine in which glowingly cited a book that had appeared Stevenson: Treasure Island. The author responded quickly with another article in the same journal, and soon a mutual friend introduced them, and then they both lived near London, thus beginning a close relationship and a strong friendship. When, three years later, the Stevenson embarked bound for Le Havre, thereby taking his known pilgrimage that would take them to the South Seas, he accompanied them on the ship a box of champagne James sent them farewell. no longer see each other again, but in the seven years left of life Stevenson remained among them an epistolary relationship has remained fundamentally.

Vailima death of Stevenson in 1894 would end their relationship, but would only increase the admiration and respect that James always said about him.

This book collects the correspondence of these two great creators, as well as articles and writings in which each referred to the work of the other. Translation by Maria Condor will be appreciated by many followers of the works of James and Stevenson.