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This unique collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's memoirs, travel sketches and island literature has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated...
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Table of Contents:
An Inland Voyage (1878)
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879)
Edinburgh - Picturesque Notes (1879)
The Old and New Pacific Capitals (1882)
The Amateur Emigrant (1895)
Across the Plains (1892)
The Silverado Squatters (1883)
A Mountain Town in France (1896)
The Island Literature:
A Footnote to History, Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (1892)
In the South Seas (1896).
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“Vailima Letters” is a collection of letters written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson during his time living in Samoa. The letters provide an in-depth look into Stevenson's life, his thoughts and experiences, and his observations of the people and culture of Samoa. Through these letters, the reader gains a deeper understanding of Stevenson's perspective on life and his relationships with those around him, as well as his struggles with...
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The author of Treasure Island shares true stories of his travels in the Pacific in these portraits of nineteenth-century Tahiti, New Zealand, and beyond.
Setting sail from San Francisco in June 1888, the author of Kidnapped and other classic adventure fiction embarked on a journey of his own. Having endured periods of illness and isolation in his earlier years, Robert Louis Stevenson was determined to see the far corners of the world. His extensive...
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Extrait : "Depuis près de dix ans, ma santé allait déclinant ; et vers l'époque o j'entrepris mon voyage, je me croyais arrivé à l'épilogue de ma vie, sans plus rien à attendre que la garde-malade et le croque-mort. On me suggéra de tenter les Mers du Sud ; et je ne m'opposai pas à visiter comme un spectre et traverser comme un colis les paysages qui m'avaient attiré jeune et bien portant."
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