Thanks for posting. Every time I've read a RLS book lately I've been blown away by how entertaining and well done they are.
Treasure Island - pure gold. Kidnapped - gold.
I recall in the introduction to one of them he explains he wrote these stories for boys. Adventure, danger, fun characters. If you have sons you'll know there is a certain aesthetic young boy love and these books deliver it.
I also was amazed how much I enjoyed his books for adults, like the one about being on a ship as a kid (can't find the name).
If you look into his biography you find some really hard things that I guess he transformed into writing.
It’s been more than forty years (good God!) since I read it, but I recall enjoying Virginibus Puerisque excessively. My delight was doubled when I found out that my mother had read and enjoyed it too. Travels with a Donkey was another hit for me.
I had less luck with Kidnapped. Haven’t tried Treasure Island.
My understanding is that it's considered a slur by some when used to refer to the Romani people. According to Wikipedia, "Some Roma use and embrace this term"
As it's used here to just mean nomadic or itinerant it seems ok.
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[ 4.3 ms ] story [ 37.3 ms ] threadTreasure Island - pure gold. Kidnapped - gold.
I recall in the introduction to one of them he explains he wrote these stories for boys. Adventure, danger, fun characters. If you have sons you'll know there is a certain aesthetic young boy love and these books deliver it.
I also was amazed how much I enjoyed his books for adults, like the one about being on a ship as a kid (can't find the name).
If you look into his biography you find some really hard things that I guess he transformed into writing.
I had less luck with Kidnapped. Haven’t tried Treasure Island.
As it's used here to just mean nomadic or itinerant it seems ok.
Only if you're American.