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Sailing by Starlight
Alex Capus
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Description for Sailing by Starlight
Paperback. Follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and reaching his own conclusion about the most dramatic turn in Stevenson's life: his decision to settle in Samoa, where the climate was poison for his already diseased lungs. Translator(s): Brownjohn, John. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Alex Capus follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and reaching his own conclusion about the most dramatic turn in Stevenson's life: his decision to settle in Samoa, where the climate was poison for his already diseased lungs. When he arrived there in 1889, neither Stevenson nor his family particularly liked the Pacific island and wanted to stay for only a few days. Yet soon afterwards he changed his mind and, intriguingly, spent what little remained of his savings on a plot of land and began living there on ... Read more
Alex Capus follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and reaching his own conclusion about the most dramatic turn in Stevenson's life: his decision to settle in Samoa, where the climate was poison for his already diseased lungs. When he arrived there in 1889, neither Stevenson nor his family particularly liked the Pacific island and wanted to stay for only a few days. Yet soon afterwards he changed his mind and, intriguingly, spent what little remained of his savings on a plot of land and began living there on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907973741
SKU
V9781907973741
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Alex Capus
Alex Capus is a French-Swiss novelist who writes in German. He is the author of the novels A Matter of Time, Almost Like Spring and Leon and Louise, recently longlisted for the German Book Prize, all published by Haus.
Reviews for Sailing by Starlight
'Confiding, easy-going, intimate, the writer spins a new - a mind-bendingly new - account from this well-worn cloth. Fluent, charming, but mischievous, the story slips past like a tantalising vision but leaves a strange flavour behind.' '[A] fascinating investigation...'
Giles Foden
Giles Foden