Travels with a Donkey : A Journey Across France

from mbmackay

This is one of RLS's earliest published works, relating 12 days spent walking through remote southern France, with, of course, a donkey. Although he doesn't explicitly state why he chose this area for his tramp, it becomes clear in the telling that the link to the suppression of protestants in th...

from DanielSTJ

A good book by Stevenson. It is a fictional travelogue that borders on the sentimentally dramatic. All in all, a good effort and a solid novel.

from Forthwith

When attending a non-musical play based on Dr. Jeckel & Mr. Hyde at the Indiana Repertory Theatre that the author of the book married a lady from Indianapolis. I thought that it would be interesting to learn more about Stevenson. Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes is an excellent way to meet h...

from jeffome

A bit of a yawner here......started out almost OK and got progressively worse in my book. This is likely an autobiographical smaller work about Stevenson walking thru the mountains of France as an Englishman with a recently purchased donkey he named Modestine. He has apparently no experience with...

from Gnorma

A wonderful story, but be warned, as was probably par for the times, he was pretty harsh with his donkey, and I found myself cringing. For a more humane trek, try 'The Wisdom of Donkeys.' 'Travels with My Donkey.'