Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, published in 1879, describes a twelve-day walk Robert Louis Stevenson made the previous autumn through the mountains of southern France, in the company of a small and stubborn donkey named Modestine who carried his pack. He crosses the Velay and the Gévaudan, sleeps under the stars in a pine wood, stays with the Trappist monks of Our Lady of the Snows, and comes down into the country of the Camisards, the Protestant rebels of the early eighteenth century, by Pont de Montvert, the Tarn and Florac. The book is dedicated to Sidney Colvin and is as much about solitude and friendship as about landscape. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes
Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Is Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes in the public domain?
Yes. Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes?
About 2 h 18 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes?
Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson is filed under "History" in the Vinteuil library.
