The middle years (1882-1888) marked significant literary achievements and the development of personal relationships. His correspondence with figures like Robert Louis Stevenson and Edmund Gosse reveals deep intellectual exchanges. He shared his struggles with literary criticism and the pursuit of artistic perfection. His letters to his family also expressed a strong sense of connection and longing.

III. THE?MIDDLE?YEARS: 1882-1888
To W. D. Howells
To John Adding Ton Symonds
To Alphonse Daudet
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To William James
To Miss Grace Norton
To William James
To James Russell Lowell
To William James
To Charles Eliot Norton
To Miss Grace Norton
To Edmund Gosse
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To W. D. Howells
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To William James

IV. LATER?LONDON?YEARS: 1889-1897
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To William James
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To William James
To W. D. Howells
To Miss Alice James
To William James
To Edmund Gosse
To Mrs. Hugh Bell
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To William James
To Robert Louis Stevenson
To Charles Eliot Norton
To Edmund Gosse
To Mrs. Mahlon Sands