An Inland voyage vs Vailima letters: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Scottish authors, Travel, Biography & Memoir
An Inland voyage
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 travelogue, An Inland Voyage, details his canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. Pioneering new ground in outdoor literature, this was Stevenson's first book. He had decided to…
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Vailima letters
Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers…
The verdict
- Vailima letters runs the darker storyline; An Inland voyage stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An Inland voyage | Vailima letters | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (292) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (10) | — |
Reception
| An Inland voyage | Vailima letters | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 292 | — |
| Editions | 59 | 52 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 425 | — |
| Reading it now | 35 | — |
| Written reviews | 54 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 244 | — |
| Pages | 261 | 366 |