Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (Abridged) Audiobook

" There's a lot less bonding with the donkey Modestine than Amazon.com reviews would have you believe. "

" A low-key, almost self-deprecating little travel story, written quite early in his career before Stevenson becme well known. Plenty of local color, a bit of gentle humor. An easy fireside read but somewhat dated by now. "

" Last read this for A-level in about 1959. Very enjoyable read. "

" A charming account of the famous writers travels with a donkey ( there's a clue in the title), extolling the simple pleasure of entering unknown villages on foot, in the days when "ones own steam" was generally the designated method of transport. "

" Gorgeous, gentle book, just wish he'd been kinder to Modestine. "

" I found RLS to be humorous and good natured in this book. It's a good window into nineteenth century travel on donkey-back through France. "

" The ending left me heartbroken, but I think I liked it more for that. "

" Set in the hills of protestant southern France, a very fallible Stevenson leads, drags and pushes a donkey through the rocky lanes, a half bottle of wine swinging from the saddle bags. A perfect recipe for a travel book, actually one of the first books of its kind. "

" classic of travel literature, made me decide to drop everything and head to europe one summer in college and has influenced my philosophy of travel ever since, it's really not about the destination but about the process "

" I believe I read this after reading Travels With Charley, by John Steinbeck. "

" So looking forward to taking this book on holiday with me. I love the story by Stevenson, and now it comes with a mouthwatering eating guide to the places in the original tale. Brilliant idea. Literature with an apetite. "

" Interesting early Stevenson, autobiographical, about a 12 day trip that he and a donkey took in rural France. None of the panache of later Stevenson, but a peak at his formative years. "

" Wonderful, fun and emotional, so human. "

" This is a wonderful book, here published with illustrations that fit the mood perfectly. "

" Stevenson spends about two weeks driving a stubborn donkey through east central France. This is a wry, often hilarious narrative, but also has a marvelous description of a way of life that is now gone. This book is a real jewel. "

" I enjoyed this short travelogue of a 2 week hike in 1878 France, mainly for the beautiful descriptions of countryside and people. ...Stevenson was 28, stayed in a monastery for 3 nights, and a few inns, but mainly slept outside with his sleeping bag lined in blue fur. "

" This is a 1905 publication downloaded free from Google ebooks. I enjoyed the simple story of the author's tramp through France with his donkey, Modestine, although there was a little too much religious war history. "

" If you want to read Stevenson's travel writing try The Amateur Emigrant, a distinctly better book though less well-known. Travels With A Donkey suffers from excruciating dullness. "

" This is a 1905 publication downloaded free from Google ebooks. I enjoyed the simple story of the author's tramp through France with his donkey, Modestine, although there was a little too much religious war history. "

" Stevenson spends about two weeks driving a stubborn donkey through east central France. This is a wry, often hilarious narrative, but also has a marvelous description of a way of life that is now gone. This book is a real jewel. "

" So looking forward to taking this book on holiday with me. I love the story by Stevenson, and now it comes with a mouthwatering eating guide to the places in the original tale. Brilliant idea. Literature with an apetite. "

" If you want to read Stevenson's travel writing try The Amateur Emigrant, a distinctly better book though less well-known. Travels With A Donkey suffers from excruciating dullness. "

" I found RLS to be humorous and good natured in this book. It's a good window into nineteenth century travel on donkey-back through France. "

" classic of travel literature, made me decide to drop everything and head to europe one summer in college and has influenced my philosophy of travel ever since, it's really not about the destination but about the process "