In the South Seas

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Book Overview

IN THE SOUTH SEAS records Stevenson's travels with his wife Fanny and their family in the Marquesas the Paumotus and the Gilbert Islands during 1888-9. Originally drafted in journal form while Stevenson travelled it was then ambitiously rewrittento describe the islands and islanders as well as Stevenson's own personal experiences. IN THE SOUTH SEAS was published posthumously in 1896. Its combination of personal anecdote and historical account of autobiography and anthropology of Stevenson and South Sea Islands has a particular charm.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140434364
• ISBN13: 9780140434361
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher