In the South Seas

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

IN THE SOUTH SEAS records Stevenson's travels with his wife Fanny and their family in the Marquesas, the Paumotus and the Gilbert Islands during 1888-9. Originally drafted in journal form while Stevenson travelled, it was then ambitiously rewrittento describe the islands and islanders as well as Stevenson's own personal experiences. IN THE SOUTH SEAS was published posthumously in 1896. Its combination of personal anecdote and historical account, of autobiography and anthropology, of Stevenson and South Sea Islands, has a particular charm.

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In the South Seas: Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in The Marquesas, Paumotus and Gilbert Islands in the Course of Two Cruises, on the Yacht 'Casco' (1888) and the Schooner 'Equator' (1889)

In the South Seas: Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in The Marquesas, Paumotus and Gilbert Islands in the Course of Two Cruises, on the Yacht 'Casco' (1888) and the Schooner 'Equator' (1889)

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In The South Seas: Being An Account Of Experiences And Observations In The Marquesas, Paumotus And Gilbert Islands In The Course Of Two Cruises, On ... "Equator" (1889) (The St. Martin's Library)

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In The South Seas: Being An Account Of Experiences And Observations In The Marquesas, Paumotus And Gilbert Islands In The Course Of Two Cruises

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In the South Seas : being an account of experiences and observations in the Marquesas, Paumotus, and Gilbert Islands in the course of two cruises on the yacht Casco (1888), and the schooner Equator (1889) (Tusitala Edition Volume XX; 20)

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. Fine. 1992. Hardcover. Stevenson's non-fiction travel writing account of his time in the islands of the South Pacific. Bound in full black leather with real gold decorations. Luxury features include gilded page edges, acid neutral paper that is sewn (not glued) into the binding, moire endpapers, raised bands on the spine, and… Read more about this item
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