Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Overview

Based on Stevenson’s travels with a stubborn donkey named Modestine through south central France, this entertaining narrative is one of the best travelogues of the nineteenth-century. Stevenson offers many keen observations about France, the people, and the dramatic history of the region, as well as thoughtful insights about the religious strife between the Catholics and Protestants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411444102
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	04/05/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	194
File size:	230 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He struggled all his life against tuberculosis and traveled extensively in search of a climate suitable to his illness. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875