Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays
by OpenStories
Original author: Robert Louis Stevenson
"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.
Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #614.
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32 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter439 words
- 2.Chapter I: Across the Plains (1)8,866 words
- 3.Chapter I: Across the Plains (2)5,911 words
- 4.Chapter II: The Old Pacific Capital5,888 words
- 5.Chapter I1,756 words
- 6.Chapter II1,102 words
- 7.Chapter III1,076 words
- 8.Chapter IV855 words
- 9.Chapter V635 words
- 10.Chapter VI372 words
- 11.Chapter VII745 words
- 12.Chapter IV: Epilogue to “an Inland Voyage” {95}4,450 words
- 13.Chapter V: Random Memories3,959 words
- 14.Chapter VI: Random Memories3,351 words
- 15.Chapter I1,957 words
- 16.Chapter II1,628 words
- 17.Chapter III782 words
- 18.Chapter VIII: A Chapter on Dreams4,826 words
- 19.Chapter I1,211 words
- 20.Chapter II757 words
- 21.Chapter III867 words
- 22.Chapter IV601 words
- 23.Chapter V83 words
- 24.Chapter X: Letter to a Young Gentleman Who Proposes to Embrace the Career of Art3,279 words
- 25.Chapter XI: Pulvis Et Umbra207 words
- 26.Chapter I609 words
- 27.Chapter II1,523 words
- 28.Chapter XII: A Christmas Sermon97 words
- 29.Chapter I1,074 words
- 30.Chapter II599 words
- 31.Chapter III663 words
- 32.Chapter IV487 words