Treasured Islands - Cruising the South Seas With Robert Louis Stevenson

Informationen zum Autor By Lowell D. Holmes Klappentext This is the story of Robert Louis Stevenson and his supportive and eccentric family--his wife Fanny, his mother Maggie and stepson Lloyd-- and the tall ships that transported them to high adventure in the South Pacific between 1888 and 1890. Illustrated with 24 halftones and 3 line drawings. Zusammenfassung This account of the last years of Robert Louis Stevenson's life explores his search for health and the fulfilment of his ambition of crossing oceans in tall ships. There are pictures of the ships he sailed on! and tales of the characters he met.

Product details

• Authors: Lowell Holmes, Lowell D Holmes, Lowell D. Holmes
• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2004
• EAN: 9781574091304
• ISBN: 978-1-57409-130-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Sheridan House
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales