Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Across_the_Plains_(book)

Release date is 1996-08-01

Across the plains -- The old Pacific capital -- Fontainebleau -- Epilogue to "An inland voyage" -- Random memories -- The lantern-bearers -- A chapter on dreams -- Beggars -- Letter to a young gentleman who proposes to embrace the career of art -- Pulvis et umbra -- A Christmas sermon.

David Price and Margaret Price

"Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection published in 1892. It forms the middle section of Stevenson's three-part travel memoir. The title essay chronicles his immigrant train journey from New York to San Francisco, offering vivid observations of fellow passengers and American landscapes. The remaining eleven chapters range from childhood memories of Scotland to reflections on dreams, beggars, and art. This diverse collection blends travel writing with personal reminiscence and philosophical meditation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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