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#OTD, 7 Aug, 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson set sail in the SS 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 from Greenock to New York in pursuit of love. In THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT he gives a vivid, sharp, & engaging account of his (impoverished) travels to & in America – read the first 5 chapters free 👇
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The Amateur Emigrant
by Robert Louis Stevenson Introduction by Julia Reid Published in: PDF “In the steerage there are males and females; in the second cabin ladies and gentlemen. For some time after I came aboard I…