Travels with a donkey in the Cévennes ; and, the amateur emigrant
(Book)
Published
London ; Penguin Books, 2004.
ISBN
0141439467, 9780141439464
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | 823.8 STE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Cévennes Mountains (France) -- Description and travel.
History.
Ocean travel.
Scots -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, -- 1850-1894 -- Travel -- France -- Cévennes Mountains.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, -- 1850-1894 -- Travel -- United States.
United States -- Description and travel.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Cévennes Mountains (France) -- Description and travel.
History.
Ocean travel.
Scots -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, -- 1850-1894 -- Travel -- France -- Cévennes Mountains.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, -- 1850-1894 -- Travel -- United States.
United States -- Description and travel.
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Published
London ; Penguin Books, 2004.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xlii, 269 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0141439467, 9780141439464
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvi-xxxix).
Description
"In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson escaped from his numerous troubles - poor health, tormented love, inadequate funds - by embarking on a journey through the Cevennes in France, accompanied by Modestine, a rather single-minded donkey. The notebook Stevenson kept during this time became Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, a highly entertaining account of the French people and their country. The Amateur Emigrant is a journal of his travels to and in America - describing the crowded weeks in steerage with the poor and sick, as well as stowaways - and the train journey he took across the country. Filled with sharp-eyed observations, this work conveys Stevenson's perceptions of America and the Americans. Together, these two pieces are examples of nineteenth-century travel writing, revealing as much about the traveller as the places he travels to." "Christopher MacLachlan's introduction places the works in their biographical and literary context. This edition also includes pieces from Stevenson's original notebooks, a chronology, further reading, notes and maps of the journeys."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stevenson, R. L., MacLachlan, C. J. M., & Stevenson, R. L. (2004). Travels with a donkey in the Cévennes: and, the amateur emigrant . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, C. J. M. MacLachlan and Robert Louis Stevenson. 2004. Travels With a Donkey in the Cévennes: And, the Amateur Emigrant. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, C. J. M. MacLachlan and Robert Louis Stevenson. Travels With a Donkey in the Cévennes: And, the Amateur Emigrant Penguin Books, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stevenson, Robert Louis, C. J. M MacLachlan, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Travels With a Donkey in the Cévennes: And, the Amateur Emigrant Penguin Books, 2004.
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