Father Damien

Father Damien: An Open Letter to the Reverend Doctor Hyde of Honolulu is a book written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1899. The book is a defense of Father Damien, a Belgian missionary who had dedicated his life to serving the lepers on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. The Reverend Doctor Hyde had written an article in which he criticized Father Damien's work, accusing him of being a drunkard and a lecher. Stevenson's open letter refutes these accusations and defends Father Damien's character and actions. The book is a powerful defense of a man who had given his life to serving others, and it remains an important historical document today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.