Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes

September 6, 2019 - Comment

Stevenson was in his late 20s and still dependent on his parents for support. His journey was designed to provide material for publication while allowing him to distance himself from a love affair with an American woman of which his friends and families did not approve and who had returned to her husband in California.

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Stevenson was in his late 20s and still dependent on his parents for support. His journey was designed to provide material for publication while allowing him to distance himself from a love affair with an American woman of which his friends and families did not approve and who had returned to her husband in California.

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Anonymous says:

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. This is a relatively short book but written with Stevenson’s customary flair, both in his use of language and his skill in bringing places and people to life. His early travails centre round the almost insuperable difficulties with his mode of transport, namely his donkey, but these are overcome with great forbearance and some advice from local people. It’s a fascinating account of a time and place that has the rare quality of having the reader feel he or she is accompanying the author on his…

Anonymous says:

A Journey with a good companion Stevenson provides a model for all travel writers who come after him. His account of a twelve day journey through an area of north east France in the 1870s is the record of a man with an open mind discovering much about himself, about the people he meets, and about the the world around him.Religion and politics, sunshine and rain, hills and valleys all prompt the workings of a lively intellidence. The time spent with a community of Trappist monks is as informative as the…

Anonymous says:

A wonderful, simplistic account of travel of that period A wonderful, simplistic account of travel of that period. Stevenson is a master craftsman and this journey and those he encounters en route, plus, his developing relationship with his donkey is a delight to read from start to finish. Natural. Recommended – for those seeking something different.

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