Alexander Hay Japp and Japp's conversation attracted Stevenson and his father. Stevenson read to Japp the early chapters of "Treasure Island", then called "The Sea Cook", and Japp negotiated its publication in "Young Folks". Subsequently Stevenson and Japp corresponded on intimate terms; and Japp's last work, "Robert Louis Stevenson: a Record, an Estimate, and a Memorial" (1905), was the result of their contacts. Japp was versatile and prolific writer, writing under pseudonyms such as "H. A. Page", "A. F. Scot", "E. Conder Gray", and "A. N. Mount Rose" as well as in his own name. In his own name he issued in 1865
John Stevenson (writer) surprised Maurice Girodias (the founder of Olympia Press), who described it as "almost too brutal". The book was published under the pseudonym Marcus van Heller, a pen name which Stevenson continued to use for the subsequent novels, making it one of the most famous brand names published at Olympia Press. The success of the first novel was followed by other books, written in the years 1955–1961, making Stevenson the most prolific writer for the "Traveller's Companion" series of this publisher. The second novel, "The Loins of Amun" (1955), was set in Ancient Egypt, marking the beginning of a specialisation in