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Download or read book The Sea Fogs And Essays of Travel written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book The Sea Fogs written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sea Fogs is a collection of essays and stories about the sea, written by four prominent authors at the turn of the 20th century. The book includes works by Robert Louis Stevenson, Alfred Brooks Kennedy, John Henry Nash, and Thomas Rutherford Bacon. Their writings cover everything from the dangers of sailing in fog to the romance of life on the sea. The Sea Fogs is a literary treasure that will transport readers to the fabled world of the ocean. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Sea Fogs written by Robert Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sea Fogs is the 1879 book by the famous author Robert Louis Stevenson. The book pertains to his travels to California. The title is a reference to the fog that spreads along the coast line of California like a poisonous gas. This itself a reference to the beauty of the fog and how it chokes one up to gaze upon the sight. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
Download or read book The Sea Fogs written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The Sea Fogs’ represents a highly personal insight in to the life and health of the world renowned author, Robert Louise Stevenson. It follows his honeymoon in the Napa Valley in California where he and his new wife have taken up residence in an abandoned silver mine. Stevenson had long been afflicted by pulmonary difficulties and it was hoped these two months away from the damp of San Francisco would give his ailing lungs a chance to recuperate. It is here where we are first acquainted with the ‘Sea Fogs’ drifting in from the pacific and swarming the coast. Breath-taking in his vivid description of this stunning natural phenomenon, his ailing health hangs low over the awesome sight in front of him. It is a moving short, fantastic in its description and commanding in its beauty, it also offers a profound insight in to the mind of this iconic author and his ability to see the beauty and joy in everything. This short is perfect reading for any nature lovers or those looking for the perfect bed-time read. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), was an author with a formidable legacy. You will be hard pressed to find anyone alive today who has not come across his work in one form or another. The brilliant mind behind ‘Treasure Island’ and the ‘Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, has had a profound impact on every aspect of entertainment to this day with his brilliant creations. Despite dealing with ill health all his life he was a prolific traveller, spending his later years in Samoa where he fought vigorously for the rights of the natives, earning their love and respect. R.L Stevenson was a character in his own right, passionate and adventurous, his spirit shines through in his work, from his novels to his travel guides. You simply owe it to yourself to experience his creations, he was a true titan of literature on whose shoulders we all stand.
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Download or read book The Great Fog and Other Weird Tales written by H. F. Heard and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first story (which appeared in Harper's) has to do with the gradual growth of a fog that eventually covers the world and completely changes the lives of all nations. Other stories concern a bird colony in Antarctica; a psychologist and anthropologist exchanging bodies and experiencing each other's physical forms; a spinster making a rite of her preparations for suicide in case of the invasion of Britain and having her plans changed by a birth; an antiquarian delving into a religious mystery that can never be credited; a cat stalks a man who had planned a murder; adult night terrors stem from childhood torture; a murder is traced through exploration of coincidences and scientific possibilities ..." Kirkus Reviews website.
