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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

📘 Travels with a donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson

In the late 1860s, the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson set out on a journey across the Cévennes in southern France, traveling on a donkey. The expedition was conceived as a way to produce material for publication and, at the same time, to keep him away from a love affair that had drawn disapproval from his friends and family. His experience in the rugged mountains, the challenge of the terrain, and the companionship of his donkey provided rich, vivid material for Stevenson’s early travel writings. The travel memoir captures the landscapes, people, and domestic details of France in the 19th century, giving modern readers insight into the life of a young author on the cusp of literary fame.

First publish date: 1879

Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing

Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson

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