num_pages: 384
description: Follow the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson in a thrilling and meticulous travelogue that retraces his journey from Edinburgh to the South Seas--where he died in Samoa at the age of just 44. A deliciously gossipy and beautifully researched book. "Rankin is a wizard...a natural sleuth, writes well in slim nuggety paragraphs, and he teaches us a great deal about Stevenson en route."--Vogue. "Delightful...the ideal book to take with you on holiday."--Independent. 5 3/8 X 8 1/2.
language: English
title: Dead Man's Chest: Travels After Robert Louis Stevenson
titlecomplete: Dead Man's Chest: Travels After Robert Louis Stevenson
genres: Travel, Biography
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Phoenix