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Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Feb 06, 11

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Read from January 26 to February 03, 2011

This early work by RLS set the stage for travel books, and appears to have been the inspiration for Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog). It's a delightful read from a master writer. We learn about the people of the Cevennes, the revolution fought there at the beginning of the 18th century (I'm sure you all remember studying it), the habits of donkeys, and the fact that RLS appears to have invented the sleeping bag. It's a really quick read, and worth the time.

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