This volume of stevensons travel writings includes his first published book an island voyage 1878 a vivid account of a canoe voyage in belgium and france in two sailpowered skiffs, named cigarette and arethusa and stevensons popular description of a tour with his recalcitrant donkey modestine, travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. Pdf travels with a donkey in the cevennes download full. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes and millions of other books are. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide moore, tim, 1964.
Details of the collected editions of robert louis stevenson. We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. In 1878, at the age of 28, he took a 12 day, 120 mile walk with a donkey. Very good minus first edition 16mo 67 no dj 293 pp brown hard covers with green printing on spine and front covers. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. What is a detailed summary of travels with a donkey by robert louis stevenson. Travels with a donkey by robert louis stevenson alibris. Read download travels with a donkey in the cevennes pdf.
Its hard not to hear stevensons cheerful, selfdeprecating voice carried over into jerome k. Buy travels with a donkey by robert louis stevenson online at alibris. Hardcover travels with a donkey in the cevennes published 1967 first published in 1879 by robert louis stevenson illustrated with line drawings by edward ardizzone 6pp prev owners name and message inside cover. An inland voyage and travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert louis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879 is one of robert louis stevensons earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature contents 1 background. Robert lewis stevenson was a scottish writer most famous for works such as treasure island,kidnapped bantam classics, and the strange case of dr. I travel for travels sake to come down off this featherbed of civilization, and find the globe granite under foot and strewn with.
Some of these witty and incisive impressions were subsequently published in travels with a donkey. Travels with a donkey download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879 is one of robert louis stevenson s earliest. It is also one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping outdoors as a re. Can you guess which first edition cover the image above comes from. An inland voyage and travels with a donkey, by robert louis stevenson this book in its current typographical format first published 2008 by cambridge scholars publishing 12 back chapman street, newcastle upon tyne, ne6 2xx, uk prepared from the 1923 tusitala william heinemann, ltd.
One is stevensons travels in southern france with a contrary donkey on a journey which took over twelve days solitary hiking and of 120 miles. The bodley head, london, 1931, hardcover, first edition thus, book condition. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. It also tells of commissioning one of the first sleeping bags, large and heavy enough to require a donkey to carry. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879 is one of robert louis. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes kindle edition by. Undaunted, however, man and beast finally arrive at the cathedral and a successful end to their journey. Rl stevenson signed limited editions club travels with a donkey.
Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs. Jeromes three men in a boat or eric newbys a short walk in the hindu kush. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes is the more delightful, every bit as witty and picturesque as his pirate tales. An inland voyage and travels with a donkey textbook, copywright by louis franklin snow robert louis stevenson. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert louis. Click download or read online button to get travels with a donkey book now.
It is also one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping outdoors as a recreational activity. For readers who delighted in his earlier books, travels with my donkey is the next hilarious chapter in the travels of tim moore, a book that keeps the bones of st. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes, 1879 robert louis. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes, by robert louis stevenson the project gutenberg ebook, travels with a donkey in the cevennes, by robert louis stevenson, illustrated by walter crane this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879 is one of robert louis stevensons earliest. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes project gutenberg. Stevenson is several times mistaken for a peddler, the. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by robert louis. Travels with a donkey describes stevensons hiking trip in the cevennes. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the united states made by steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle, charley. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes recounts robert louis stevensons 120 mile, 12 day hike, accompanied only by his stubborn and unwieldy donkey, through the.
Buy travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert louis, phillips, laurence isbn. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes journal by stevenson. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Each volume has a midlevel title that assigns it to a section of the whole edition. After the first day, although sometimes i was hurt and distant in manner, i still kept. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes recounts robert louis stevensons 120 mile. Frontispiece of travels with a donkey, first edition. The project gutenberg ebook, travels with a donkey in the cevennes, by robert louis. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Steinbeck wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes is delightful and amusing, but at the same time it is equally successful as a thoughtful examination of the people of the cevennes, isolated by both mountainous geography and a minority religion. The wild cevennes region of france forms the backdrop for the pioneering travelogue travels with a donkey, written by a young robert louis stevenson. The narrative largely focuses on stevensons humorous descriptions of his stubborn travel companion, modestine the donkey. Many illustrations are taken from early editions of. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This ebook features the unabridged text of travels with a donkey in the cevennes from the bestselling edition of the complete works of robert louis stevenson. Ever hopeful of encountering the adventure he yearned for and raising much needed finance at the start of his writing career, stevenson embarked on the 120 mile, 12 day trek and recorded his experiences in this journal. Travels with a donkey by robert louis stevenson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by robert louis stevenson. With usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Great deals on 1st edition robert louis stevenson antiquarian. A pioneering piece of outdoor literature, it is one of stevensons earliest works, and one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping for recreation rather than necessity. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes worlds classics by stevenson, robert louis. It tells of the commissioning of one of the first sleeping bags, large and heavy enough to require a donkey to carry, modestine. Travels with a donkey book by robert louis stevenson 8. As robert louis stevenson travels with a donkey through the cevennes. Travels with a donkey is an autobiographical account by robert louis. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes, journal by robert louis stevenson. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes internet archive. There are 20 pages of advertisements at the back of the book. Robert louis stevenson 18501894 a classic of travel writing, this book recounts stevensons adventures on an extended walk through uplands and mountains in.
Travels with donkey by stevenson, first edition abebooks. However, modestine walks so slowly that stevenson is. A great addition to the collection and one of the authors earliest published works. Travels with a donkey has 8 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A different face for robert louis stevenson here, in these two spirited travelogues, packaged together into one edition. Stevenson bought modestine to carry his belongings for the journey. The novels and tales of robert louis stevenson, the travels and essays of robert louis. In search of america is a 1962 travelogue written by american author john steinbeck. Home stevenson, robert louis travels with a donkey. The remainder, however, didnt find its way into print until the first publication of the cevennes journal in 1978, one hundred years later. Before robert louis stevenson wrote treasure island and kidnapped he undertook writing travels with a donkey in the cevennes to raise cash to be able to be with the woman he loved. Travels with a donkey describes stevensons hiking trip in the cevennes, in southcentral france. A horse is believed to have made aviation history, and inside edition was there for the momentous occasion.
Find travels with a donkey by stevenson, robert louis at biblio. Stevenson travels with donkey sellersupplied images abebooks. Bumping on corners and spine with wearing along edges. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 first edition with your subscription. Miniature horse named flirty takes commercial flight. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art.
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