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
The Don Flows Home to the Sea The Don Flows Home to the Sea The Don Flows Home to the Sea (1940) is the second in the series of the great Don epic ("Tikhii Don") written by Mikhail Sholokhov. It originally appeared in serialized form between 1928 and 1940. The English translation of the second half of this monumental work appeared under this title in 1940. The novel follows the fortunes of the Don Cossacks in peace and war, revolution and civil war. The novel depicts the destruction of Cossack society during the Civil War. Grigory Melekhov is the protagonist. The book tells of his tragic affair