Together, these writings reveal as much about the traveler as the places he travels to. Filled with sharp-eyed observations, it brilliantly conveys Stevensonas perceptions of America and the Americans. 'The Amateur Emigrant' describes his travels to and around America: the crowded weeks in steerage, the cross-country train journey. The notebook Stevenson kept during this time became 'Travels with a Donkey in the CA(c)vennes,' a highly entertaining account of the French and their country. In 1878 Robert Louis Stevenson escaped from his numerous troublesapoor health, tormented love, inadequate fundsaby embarking on a journey through the CA(c)vennes in France, accompanied by Modestine, a rather single-minded donkey. Both pieces are classics of travel writings, which reveal as much about Stevenson's character as the landscape he travels through. Just a few months after publication, Stevenson was off again this time crossing the Atlantic and the breadth of America in the hope of being re-united with Fanny, an experience he recorded in The Amateur Emigrant. His response was to embark on a journey through the Cevennes with a donkey, Modestine, and a notebook, which he later transformed into Travels with a Donkey. In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Both pieces are classics of travel writings, which reveal as much about Stevenson's character as the landscape he travels through.įor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.
Just a few months after publication, Stevenson was off again-this time crossing the Atlantic and the breadth of America in the hope of being re-united with Fanny, an experience he recorded in The Amateur Emigrant.
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