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Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

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“Extreme busyness…is a symptom of deficient vitality; and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.” What comforting words for the idle among us! Like many of the best essayists, Stevenson is very much the genial fireside companion: opinionated, but never malicious; a marvellous practitioner of the inclusive monologue. In this collection of nine pieces he discusses the art of appreciating unattractive scenery, traces the complex social life of dogs, and meditates in several essays upon the experience of reading literature and writing it. Perhap...

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Nov 4, 2024

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Episodes

10 - Pulvis et Umbra 04.11.2024
03 - Aes Triplex 04.11.2024
07 - The Character of Dogs 04.11.2024
08 - A College Magazine 04.11.2024
05 - Talk and Talkers, part two 04.11.2024
04 - Talk and Talkers, part one 04.11.2024
09 - Books Which Have Influenced Me 04.11.2024
06 - A Gossip on Romance 04.11.2024
01 - On the Enjoyment of Unpleasant Places 04.11.2024
02 - An Apology for Idlers 04.11.2024

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