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. As robert louis stevenson travels with a donkey through the cevennes. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by robert louis stevenson in djvu, fb2, rtf download ebook. Its an early work and reflects the personal struggles that he was facing at the time.
Buy travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert louis, phillips, laurence isbn. Read travels with a donkey in the cevennes online by robert. This itself is hard by the gate, with a small diningroom on the groundfloor and a. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by stevenson, robert louis, 18501894.
Travels with a donkey in the cevennesvelay wikisource. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes public domain audiobook at librivox. Introduction 1903 my dear sidney colvin, the journey which this little book is to describe was very agreeable and. Travels with a donkey was not the best travel book ive read, nor is it the best stevenson book ive read, but it does mark the beginning of his earnest work to become an established and popular writer. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes kindle edition by. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879 is one of robert louis stevenson s earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor.
Arthur willis leonard scott foresman and company, 1910 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. 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 cevennes of southcentral france. As long as i was within sight of the windows, a secret shame and the fear of some laughable defeat withheld me from. Humorous on his own failings as a traveller, and on his travails with modestine the selfwilled donkey, it is also an. It is a place of little note, yet rewarded with a sizable railway station, at the junction of lines west from mende, south from. There are adherents of each of the four french partieslegitimists, orleanists, imperialists, and republicansin this little. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes project gutenberg. Travels with donkey by stevenson, first edition abebooks. Walking holidays europe donkey trekking with rl stevenson. But we are all travellers in what john bunyan calls the wilderness of this world,all, too, travellers with a donkey. Essays of travel 1905 and in the south seas being an.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes by robert louis. It is tuesday, 24th december, where stevenson begins to prepare for his travels. After an uncouth beginning, i had the best of luck to the end. Walking holidays europe just got better with donkey trekking with rl stevenson. Librivox recording of travels with a donkey in the cevennes, by robert louis stevenson. Remember, youre the one whos never hiked this trail before, not the ass. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes, 1879 robert louis.
For my part, i travel not to go anywhere, but to go. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes kindle edition by stevenson, robert louis. The heart of the country i was now drawing near to cassagnas, a cluster of black roofs upon the hillside, in this wild valley, among chestnut gardens, and looked upon in the clear air by many rocky peaks. This ebook text has been shared by project gutenberg. The walking trip that stevenson describes in travels with a donkey in the cevennes 1879 was taken when the nascent author was still in his twenties and pining for a lost love. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes, by robert louis. Travels with donkey by stevenson, walter crane abebooks. Stevenson bought modestine to carry his belongings for the journey. Monastier is notable for the making of lace, for drunkenness, for freedom of language, and for unparalleled political dissension.
My only criticism of this short account, a little more than one hundred pages, is that it is not twice as long. Travels with a donkey in the cevennes robert louis stevenson 1850 1894 a classic of travel writing, this book recounts stevensons adventures on an extended walk through uplands and mountains in. In 1878 robert louis stevenson had published only one book, an inland voyage, the tale of a canoeing trip through france. Travels with a donkey in the cevenne by robert louis.
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