{"product_id":"9780486829319-travels-with-a-donkey-in-the-cevennes-and-other-travel-writings","title":"Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Other Travel Writings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes \u003cem\u003eAn Inland Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e, chronicling a canoe journey from Belgium to France; the title piece, a humorous account of a mountain trek; and \u003cem\u003eForest Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, a meditation on the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTemperament and poor health motivated Robert Louis Stevenson to travel widely throughout his short life, and before he was celebrated as the author of \u003cem\u003eTreasure Island, A Child's Garden of Verses\u003c\/em\u003e, and other immortal works, he was known for his travelogues. This collection presents some of his finest writing in that vein, starting with \u003cem\u003eAn Inland Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e. This 1878 chronicle of a canoe journey through Belgium and France charmingly captures the European villages and townspeople of a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther selections include \u003cem\u003eTravels with a Donkey in the Cévennes\u003c\/em\u003e, a humorous account of a mountain trek, and \u003cem\u003eForest Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, a meditation on nature based on visits to the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris and adjacent artists' colonies. These early writings offer captivating insights into Stevenson's bohemian nature and the wanderlust that sent him from his native Scotland to journeys around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40904041267297,"sku":"9780486829319","price":7.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32511465.jpg?v=1737680820","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780486829319-travels-with-a-donkey-in-the-cevennes-and-other-travel-writings","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}