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TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES, Herbert Turner, 1903, small blotch of red (paint?) on the front cover, else a tight vg+ copy bound in 1/2 leather with raised and highly decorated tanned spine, marbled boards and end-papers, and top edge gold-gilt. A very handsome book with great tactile enjoyment as well.

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Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes recounts Robert Louis Stevenson's 120 mile, 12 day hike, accompanied only by his stubborn and unwieldy donkey, through the Cevennes of south-central France. A pioneering piece of outdoor literature, it is one of Stevenson's earliest works, and one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping for recreation rather than necessity. Stevenson's route is still popular today; recently when asked why the Scotsman still informs the identity of the Cevennes, a politician and historian of the area remarked "Because he showed us the landscape that makes us who we are."

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Title
TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Book Condition
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Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Herbert Turner
Date Published
1903
Keywords
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