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When Robert Louis Stevenson arrived in Samoa in 1889 he planned to stay no more than a few days. But before long he set about building an opulent villa and lived out the rest of his days on the island in splendor. What had happened? Had Stevenson not only written the world-famous Treasure Island but found the treasure himself?
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Alex Capus: Alex Capus (born France, 1961) is a French-Swiss novelist who writes in German. He studied History, Philosopy and Anthropology at Basel University before embarking on a career in journalism. He published his first novel Munzinger Pascha in 1997, and is the author of ten further works of fiction. His novel Leon and Louise was published by Haus in 2012.
Alex Capus is a French-Swiss novelist who writes in German. His works of fiction and non-fiction that have been translated into English include A Matter of Time (2009), Leon and Louise (2012) Almost Like Spring (2013) and Skidoo (2014).
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Sailing by Starlight: In Search of Treasure Island and Robert Louis Stevenson (Armchair Traveller)
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Sailing by Starlight
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Alex Capus follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and reaching his own conclusion about the most dramatic turn in Stevenson's life: his decision to settle in Samoa, where the climate was poison for his already diseased lungs. When he arrived there in 1889, neither Stevenson nor his family particularly liked the Pacific island and wanted to stay for only a few days. Yet soon afterwards he changed his mind and, intriguingly, spent what little remained of his savings on a plot of land and began living there on a meagre income. Before long Stevenson set about building an opulent villa and lived out the rest of his days in splendour. What had happened? Capus asserts that Stevenson not only wrote the world-famous novel "Treasure Island" here but searched for the treasure himself and furthermore found it towards the end of his life, on a little island he could see from the peak of the mountain in Samoa where he settled. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781907973741
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Capus takes us on an exploratory journey via the loss of a Spanish vessel laden with gold and jewels in the South Seas, the burial of treasure, an ancient map, and a long and dangerous voyage across the Pacific, to prove that Robert Louis Stevenson's "treasure island" actually exists; and that it exists in a place quite different from where hordes of treasure-hunters have been seeking it for generations. In fact, he posits, it was for this reason alone that Stevenson spent the last five years of his life in Samoa. On a long trip round the Pacific islands with the idea of writing articles for American periodicals, Stevenson, travelling with his beloved wife, Fanny, and stepson Lloyd Osbourne, had no notion of stopping at Samoa when their ship made landfall in December 1889. Yet, only six weeks later, at the age of 39, he would invest all his available assets in a patch of impenetrable jungle and spend the rest of his life there. This book traces what led Stevenson to Samoa and the origins of his famous story. For facing him from this unlikely spot was another island a conical isle, Tafahi, where legends abound, and it was, Capus suggests, this isle that would cause him to change the course of his life. Follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and reaching his own conclusion about the most dramatic turn in Stevenson's life: his decision to settle in Samoa, where the climate was poison for his already diseased lungs. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781907973741
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Paperback. Zustand: New - Very Good. Having found success with Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson set sail for the South Seas, writing accounts of his voyages over several months for an American magazine. During this time he yearned for home and yet, in 1890, spent the last of his savings on a plot of dense jungle in Samoa and remained there for the rest of his years. Alex Capus looks into the writer's life and seemingly odd decision as he uncovers the history of searching for the fabled treasure. Slightly off-mint. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 542394
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