Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes and the Amateur Emigrant
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2004
Summary
A unique combination of two classics of 19th century travel writing, one of which (The Amateur Emigrant) is not available in print elsewhere.
In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on a journey through the Cevennes with a donkey, Modestine, and a notebook, which he later transformed into T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141439464 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141439467 |
| Author: | Robert Louis Stevenson, Christopher MacLachlan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was born in Edinburgh and studied engineering and law, before turning to writing full time. He wrote essays, travel literature, poetry, and fiction.
Christopher MacLachlan is Senior Lecturer in English at St Andrews. He has written widely on 18th-century English/ Scottish literature; the Scottish Enlightenment; modern Scottish literature.
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