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Vailima Letters

Robert Louis Stevenson

The letters mainly convey Stevenson's reflections and experiences while living in the South Sea islands of Samoa, particularly focusing on his new life as a planter and writer, where he shares both the beauty of the tropical landscapes and the challenges that come with settling in a foreign land.

"Vailima Letters" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of correspondences. The letters mainly convey Stevenson's reflections and experiences while living in the South Sea islands of Samoa, particularly focusing on his new life as a planter and writer, where he shares both the beauty of the tropical landscapes and the challenges that come with settling in a foreign land.

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In the Mountain, Apia, Samoa, Monday, November 2nd, 1890

Contents

  1. 01Editorial Note.
  2. 02Chapter I
  3. 03Chapter II
  4. 04Chapter III
  5. 05Chapter IV
  6. 06Chapter V
  7. 07Chapter VI
  8. 08Chapter VII
  9. 09Chapter VIII
  10. 10Chapter IX
  11. 11Chapter X
  12. 12Chapter XI
  13. 13Chapter XII
  14. 14Chapter XIII
  15. 15Chapter XIV
  16. 16Chapter XV
  17. 17Chapter XVI
  18. 18Chapter XVII
  19. 19Chapter XVIII
  20. 20Chapter XIX
  21. 21Chapter XX
  22. 22Chapter XXI
  23. 23Chapter XXII
  24. 24Chapter XXIII
  25. 25Chapter XXIV
  26. 26Chapter XXV
  27. 27Chapter XXVI
  28. 28Chapter XXVII
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII
  30. 30Chapter XXIX
  31. 31Chapter XXX
  32. 32Chapter XXXI
  33. 33Chapter XXXII
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV
  36. 36Chapter XXXV
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX
  41. 41Chapter XL
  42. 42Chapter XLI
  43. 43Chapter XLII
  44. 44Chapter XLIII
  45. 45Chapter XLIV
  46. 46Epilogue
  47. 47Appendix

About this edition

Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
258 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers