Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
Gelesen von Patrick Wallace
Robert Louis Stevenson
(4,667 Sterne; 60 Bewertungen)
A classic of travel writing, this book recounts Stevenson's adventures on an extended walk through uplands and mountains in south-western France. Humorous on his own failings as a traveller, and on his travails with Modestine the self-willed donkey, it is also an exploration of peasant life in an area marked by the violence of the wars of religion. This version includes the fragment "A mountain town in France", originally intended as the opening chapter, but often omitted and published as a separate essay. (Summary by Patrick Wallace) (3 hr 57 min)
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(5 Sterne)
brilliantly read.interesting travelogue,well worth listening to.
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(5 Sterne)
One of my favorite books ever! The reader is excellent. Once I attempted to retrace Stevenson’s adventure. Things have changed a lot, but it’s possible. I couldn’t find a donkey, but I had a knapsack and a sleeping bag.
word painting
christopher melo
(5 Sterne)
RLS had incredible talent at painting vivid mental image with words. This version was beautifully narrated with musical inflection that render it a joy to hear.
not bad
David W
(3 Sterne)
the reader is great but the book itself is a bit lacking in adventure and pacing that most of his works show so much of.
Delightful book. Superb reader.
Anna
(5 Sterne)
Very much enjoyed this excellent reading of RLS.
Harry Lime
(3 Sterne)
too poetic in nature to go anywhere