In Stevenson's Samoa
1st Edition
Published on 27. January 2006
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-7103-0979-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 2006. A traveller's tale set in the islands of Samoa with the legendary traveller Robert Louis Stevenson as guide, this book is valuable not only for its enjoyment as a tale of adventure, but also for its record of Stevenson himself - a literacy figure more commonly seen as author and not subject.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7103-0979-2 (9780710309792)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Person
Marie Fraser
Content
Chapter 1 First Days in Samoa; Chapter 2 R. L. Stevenson's Birthday Fete; Chapter 3 Our Island Home; Chapter 4 Christmas-Time; Chapter 5 Tapos and Other 'Fafines'; Chapter 6 Island Boys; Chapter 7 Picnic to Papaseia; Chapter 8 'Talofa' and 'Tofa, Soi Fua';