Dead Man's Chest: Travels After Robert Louis Stevenson

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2001
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'I like hourglasses, maps, eighteenth century typography, the roots of words, the taste of coffee and the prose of Stevenson' said Jorge Luis Borges. Inspired by Borges and a chance discovery in a second hand bookshop, Nicholas Rankin became enthralled with Robert Louis Stevenson, the man and his works. When he died in Western Samoa in 1894 at the age of forty four, Stevenson was already a legend. Nearly a century later Nicholas Rankin followed in his footsteps from Ediunburgh to the South Seas. This meticulously researched, deliciously gossipy book is the result.

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'I like hourglasses, maps, eighteenth century typography, the roots of words, the taste of coffee and the prose of Stevenson' said Jorge Luis Borges. Inspired by Borges and a chance discovery in a second hand bookshop, Nicholas Rankin became enthralled with Robert Louis Stevenson, the man and his works. When he died in Western Samoa in 1894 at the age of forty four, Stevenson was already a legend. Nearly a century later Nicholas Rankin followed in his footsteps from Ediunburgh to the South Seas. This meticulously researched, deliciously gossipy book is the result.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 21 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 1842122754
ISBN 13: 9781842122754
Book Overview: 'Delightful... - the ideal book to take with you on holiday.' Independent 'Rankin is a wizard of digression and cross-reference...He is a natural sleuth, writes well in slim nuggety paragraphs, and he teaches us a great deal about Stevenson en route.' Vogue

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Nicholas Rankin was born in 1950 and grew up in Kenya. He lives in London and works for the BBC World Service.

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