Book cover for The Pocket R. L. S.: Being Favourite Passages From The Works Of Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Pocket R. L. S.: Being Favourite Passages From The Works Of Stevenson

2025 Released
2-3 Hours
Audiobook Unavailable
Paperback Unavailable
Double 9 BooksISBN 9789375552192

The pocket R. L. S.: Being favourite passages from the works of Stevenson gathers reflective selections that highlight the author’s meditations on nature, inner growth, and the quiet discoveries found in everyday life. This collection emphasizes how observation and contemplation shape a deeper awareness of one’s surroundings, using lyrical language to reveal the emotional textures of the human journey. The opening reflections blend appreciation for the natural world with thoughts on solitude, movement, and the search for meaning, illustrating how external landscapes often mirror inner states. Throughout the passages, shifting moods and changing environments inspire reflections on resilience, wonder, and the pursuit of personal clarity. The text presents moments that celebrate simplicity while acknowledging the complexities of emotions and the challenges that accompany growth. Through these curated pieces, the work offers an immersive experience that encourages readers to pause, reflect, and recognize how beauty, uncertainty, and curiosity guide the unfolding of life’s experiences.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850, the only son of an engineer, Thomas Stevenson. Despite a lifetime of poor health, Stevenson was a keen traveller, and his first book An Inland Voyage (1878) recounted a canoe tour of France and Belgium. In 1880, he married an American divorcee, Fanny Osbourne, and there followed Stevenson's most productive period, in which he wrote, amongst other books, Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped (both 1886). In 1888, Stevenson left Britain in search of a more salubrious climate, settling in Samoa, where he died in 1894.

More by Robert Louis Stevenson

Why Readwise Books?

Readwise Books is an ebook & audiobook platform that automatically logs how much you and your friends read, making it fun and easy to read more. Learn more →