# Stevenson — Heretics character guide

> Stevenson in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Robert Louis Stevenson, author whose works are referenced in literary criticism.

## Relationships

### [Mr. George Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/characters/mr_george_moore)

_rivalry_

Moore and Stevenson are contrasted as literary figures, with the narrator critiquing Moore's realism against Stevenson's romance.

## In the story

### [II: On the Negative Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/ii-on-the-negative-spirit)

Chesterton quotes Stevenson's phrase 'the lost fight of virtue' to illustrate the idea of triumph in the ethical ideal.

### [IX: The Moods of Mr. George Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/ix-the-moods-of-mr-george-moore)

Contrasted with Moore; praised for his vanity, humility, and ability to find a final philosophy of life through laughter and humility.

### [XV: On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/xv-on-smart-novelists-and-the-smart-set)

Mentioned in the context of the literature of the smart set and the idea of the amusing baronet.

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