In The South Seas
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- Synopsis
- IN THE SOUTH SEAS records Stevenson's travels with his wife Fanny and their family in the Marquesas, the Paumotus and the Gilbert Islands during 1888-9. Originally drafted in journal form while Stevenson travelled, it was then ambitiously rewrittento describe the islands and islanders as well as Stevenson's own personal experiences. IN THE SOUTH SEAS was published posthumously in 1896. Its combination of personal anecdote and historical account, of autobiography and anthropology, of Stevenson and South Sea Islands, has a particular charm.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141907031
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780140434361
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 04/12/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Neil Rennie
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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