false <![CDATA[Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175538992m/525426.jpg 525426 34 Most of the problems travelers encounter have to do with transportation. On a 12-day trek through the Cevennes, Stevenson's cross to bear was Modestine, a stubborn, manipulative donkey he could never quite get the better of. After many humorous trials and tribulations, Stevenson found that his disdain for the creature had turned to love, and at the end of the trip he said goodbye with much regret. Written in just a few months when he was in his late twenties, the publication was initially a means to earn a quick buck. Little did Stevenson know that his Modestine would become one of the great characters in travel literature. 1346295 1879 Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes total:52|5:18|4:15|3:13|2:3|1:3| 52 198 89 9 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 13:08:37 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:50:25 -0700 2009 Although this is not my favourite of his books, it is still a nice read.
Stevenson travels from Le Monastier to Saint Jean du Gard.
He takes the road to Gevaudan and arrives at Lozere, where he conte...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 20:16:59 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 01:34:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 07:02:32 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:04:12 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 11:31:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 11:33:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 16:48:44 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:48:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Fri Oct 12 15:21:59 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 15:24:47 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Wed Oct 15 03:24:12 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 17:55:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Fri Aug 03 20:56:06 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 20:58:50 -0700 2007 Viva Modestine! I should read more of Stevenson's travelogues. This one was a charmer, in no small part because of Stevenson's nonpareil prose. ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 10:07:58 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 10:08:55 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 13:15:30 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 13:15:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 22:37:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 22:37:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 03:44:50 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 03:44:50 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Oct 18 07:28:26 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 07:28:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 02:38:50 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 02:38:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 17:59:58 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 17:59:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 11:14:07 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:14:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 02:21:14 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 01:46:13 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Aug 20 07:54:28 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:54:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 11:55:15 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:55:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 02:46:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 02:46:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=525426