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Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes / The Amateur Emigrant Paperback - 2005
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- Good
In 1878 Robert Louis Stevenson escaped from his numerous troubles poor health, tormented love, inadequate funds by embarking on a journey through the Cévennes in France, accompanied by Modestine, a rather single-minded donkey. The notebook Stevenson kept during this time became Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, a highly entertaining account of the French and their country. The Amateur Emigrant describes his travels to and around America: the crowded weeks in steerage, the cross-country train journey. Filled with sharp-eyed observations, it brilliantly conveys Stevenson's perceptions of America and the Americans. Together, these writings reveal as much about the traveler as the places he travels to.
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- Title Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes / The Amateur Emigrant
- Author Robert Louis Stevenson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 269
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, UK
- Date January 25, 2005
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0141439467
- ISBN 9780141439464 / 0141439467
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.67 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 1.70 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Description and travel, Authors, Scottish - 19th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005271096
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
In 1878 Robert Louis Stevenson escaped from his numerous troubles—poor health, tormented love, inadequate funds—by embarking on a journey through the Cévennes in France, accompanied by Modestine, a rather single-minded donkey. The notebook Stevenson kept during this time became Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, a highly entertaining account of the French and their country. The Amateur Emigrant describes his travels to and around America: the crowded weeks in steerage, the cross-country train journey. Filled with sharp-eyed observations, it brilliantly conveys Stevenson’s perceptions of America and the Americans. Together, these writings reveal as much about the traveler as the places he travels to.