Amateur Emigrant, The

By Stevenson, Robert Louis

Book Id: WPLBN0002952144
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Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Amateur Emigrant, The
Author:	Stevenson, Robert Louis
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non-fiction, Memoirs, Travel
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Amateur Emigrant, The
Historic Publication Date:	1895
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Louis Stevenson, B. R. (1895). Amateur Emigrant, The. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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In July 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson left Scotland to meet his future wife in her native California. Leaving by ship from Glasgow, Scotland, he determined to travel in steerage class to see how the working classes fared. At the last minute he was convinced by friends to purchase a ticket one grade above the lowest price, for which he was later thankful after seeing the conditions in steerage, but he still lived among the 'lower' classes. His comments on the experience make interesting reading. His father however was so shocked at the thought of his son associating with people 'beneath him' that the work was not published for a number of years, (Summary by annise)

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Memoirs, Travel