Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781977571335)

Travels recounts Stevenson's 12-day, 200-kilometre (120 mi) solo hiking journey through the sparsely populated and impoverished areas of the C vennes mountains in south-central France in 1878. 1] The terrain, with its barren rocky heather-filled hillsides, he often compared to parts of Scotland. The other principal character is Modestine, a stubborn, manipulative donkey he could never quite master. It is one of the earliest accounts to present hiking and camping outdoors as a recreational activity. It also tells of commissioning one of the first sleeping bags, large and heavy enough to require a donkey to carry.

Author: Mybook, Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN-10: 1977571336
ISBN-13: 9781977571335
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2017
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d