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Other articles where The Amateur Emigrant is discussed: Robert Louis Stevenson: Early life: …arduous journey appeared later in The Amateur Emigrant, 1895, and Across the Plains, 1892). His adventures, which included coming very near death and eking out a precarious living in Monterey and San Francisco, culminated in marriage to Fanny Osbourne (who was by then divorced from her first husband ...
The Amateur Emigrant from the Clyde to Sandy Hook (1895), by Robert Louis Stevenson is the first book (followed by Across the Plains and the Silverado Squatters) in a trilogy the author wrote about his journey from Scotland to California in 1879-1880. In this volume, he describes the first leg of his trip, made by ship from Europe to New York City.
After a frenetic stopover in New York City, he embarked on a two-week, three-thousand-mile trip across the continent—the fastest and cheapest way then possible—by emigrant train. Finally arriving in the frontier town of San Francisco to win Fanny over, he was quickly captivated by California.
1 de abr. de 2023 · the amateur emigrant by robert louis stevenson. Publication date 1895 Publisher stone and kimball Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet ...
L'Émigrant amateur ( The Amateur Emigrant) est un récit de voyage de Robert Louis Stevenson retraçant son périple vers la Californie réalisé en 1879 . L'ouvrage se compose de deux parties : - De la Clyde à Sandy Hook (From The Clyde to Sandy Hook) - À travers les Plaines (Accross the Plains)
The Amateur Emigrant. "The Amateur Emigrant" is a remarkable account of Stevenson's nautical journey from Scotland to California. He has vividly sketched the hazards of racial and social class distinction in British and American societies. The work is a testament to his keen insight and perception. A true classic itinerary!
14 de jan. de 2008 · This is the sparkling record of the haphazard six-thousand-mile odyssey that twenty-five-year-old Stevenson made in pursuit of his future wife, Fanny. The two had met and fallen in love during a trip to France, but when Fanny's first husband called her home to California, Stevenson soon followed from Scotland. The sickly Stevenson first made a turbulent Atlantic crossing, like so many ...
