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The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World : A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson

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But now Brian Doyle brings Stevenson's untold tale to life, braiding the adventures of seaman John Carson with those of a young Stevenson, wandering the streets of San Francisco, gathering material for his fiction, and yearning for his beloved across the bay.

An adventure tale, an elegy to one of the greatest writers of our language, a time-traveling plunge into The City by the Bay during its own energetic youth, The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World is entertaining, poignant, and sensual.

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Product Details
St Martin's Press
1250160243 / 9781250160249
Paperback / softback
813.6
01/05/2018
United States
English
Historic novels
256 pages : illustrations (black and white)
22 cm
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