Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
On 23 September 1878 Stevenson set out from Le Monastier in the Haut Loire, to tramp through the wild region of the Cevennes. His only companion was a small donkey to carry basic necessities, and a commodious "sleeping sack". In the next 12 days, at a pace dictated by the donkey and carrying most of the supplies himself, he travelled 120 miles across rivers, mountains and forests. His stylish and witty account was published in 1879.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
On 23 September 1878 Stevenson set out from Le Monastier in the Haut Loire, to tramp through the wild region of the Cevennes. His only companion was a small donkey to carry basic necessities, and a commodious "sleeping sack". In the next 12 days, at a pace dictated by the donkey and carrying most of the supplies himself, he travelled 120 miles across rivers, mountains and forests. His stylish and witty account was published in 1879.
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
On 23 September 1878 Stevenson set out from Le Monastier in the Haut Loire, to tramp through the wild region of the Cevennes. His only companion was a small donkey to carry basic necessities, and a commodious "sleeping sack". In the next 12 days, at a pace dictated by the donkey and carrying most of the supplies himself, he travelled 120 miles across rivers, mountains and forests. His stylish and witty account was published in 1879.
Thrawn Janet
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
In a small Scottish village the Reverends housekeeper is rumoured to be involved with witchcraft. As strange and terrifying events unfold, the villagers' darkest fears come to life. Stevenson's masterful use of the Scots dialect and atmospheric setting enhances the eerie and unsettling mood of this gothic narrative. »Thrawn Janet« is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, originally published in 1881. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850–1894] was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He is among the 30 most translated authors of all time and has been praised by Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, and Bertolt Brecht. Treasure Island is his most famous work, along with the gothic sci-fi novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
In a small Scottish village the Reverends housekeeper is rumoured to be involved with witchcraft. As strange and terrifying events unfold, the villagers' darkest fears come to life. Stevenson's masterful use of the Scots dialect and atmospheric setting enhances the eerie and unsettling mood of this gothic narrative. »Thrawn Janet« is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, originally published in 1881. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON [1850–1894] was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He is among the 30 most translated authors of all time and has been praised by Marcel Proust, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, and Bertolt Brecht. Treasure Island is his most famous work, along with the gothic sci-fi novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.
The Body-snatcher
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grave robbing
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grave robbing
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Kidnapped
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people. - Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped Kidnapped (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a coming-of-age novel that recounts the adventures of a teenager named David Balfour during the Jacobite Rebellions in 18th century Scotland. Following his father's death, David reaches out to an uncle, who betrays his nephew and sells him to a slave-trader headed for America. David's rescue from the slave ship by a Jacobite refugee starts David on a series of adventures that ensure his passage into manhood.
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people. - Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped Kidnapped (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a coming-of-age novel that recounts the adventures of a teenager named David Balfour during the Jacobite Rebellions in 18th century Scotland. Following his father's death, David reaches out to an uncle, who betrays his nephew and sells him to a slave-trader headed for America. David's rescue from the slave ship by a Jacobite refugee starts David on a series of adventures that ensure his passage into manhood.
The Wrecker
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Edinburgh
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Suicide Club
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Story of a Lie, and Other Tales
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Works
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Little Land
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609731533
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents an illustrated version of the familiar poem describing a child's dream world called the Land of Play.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609731533
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents an illustrated version of the familiar poem describing a child's dream world called the Land of Play.