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The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World
The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson | Brian Doyle
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The young Robert Louis Stevenson, living in a boarding house in San Francisco while waiting for his beloveds divorce from her feckless husband, dreamed of writing a soaring novel about his landladys adventurous and globe-trotting husbandbut he never got around to it. And very soon thereafter he was married, headed home to Scotland, and on his way to becoming the most famous novelist in the world, after writing such classics as Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Kidnapped. But now Brian Doyle brings Stevensons untold tale to life, braiding the adventures of seaman John Carson with those of a young Stevenson, wandering the streets of San Francisco, gathering material for his fiction, and yearning for his beloved across the bay. An adventure tale, an elegy to one of the greatest writers of our language, a time-traveling plunge into The City by the Bay during its own energetic youth, The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World is entertaining, poignant, and sensual.
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Tashreads
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New in! I have no idea what this is about and have never heard of it. That is what I love about mystery book subscriptions 😊😊

AAdamson I love Brian Doyle. I‘ve read his first three novels and loved them, but I sense they are very different than his last two. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2017. He was only 60 years old. 6y
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conceptDawg

Just testing the new servers! #onwardLitsy

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Read66
Mehso-so

A bit too unfocused on the story side for my liking. I did admire the author paying tribute to one of his favourite authors by writing in his style.

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 6! Released in March. A homage to Robert Louis Stevenson. Considered excellent for all "Treasure Island"
fans. The author when young lived in San Francisco, waiting for his beloved to divorce her husband for him. Soon thereafter, they moved to Scotland, writing his many classics. Doyle braids Stevenson's untold life with seaman John Carson, gathering material on the infant San Francisco's streets. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

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LizzyM
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Very enjoyable adventure tale that is told through a series of stories set across the world. While there is a overarching set of characters and plot, the narrative arc jumps back and forth through time with many storylines. I had a great time reading this RLS fanfic:)

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LizzyM
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Very sad to hear that Brian Doyle has died. He is the author of the book I just started. It's early to tell much about it yet, but I am optimistic as I loved "The Plover" which he wrote a few years ago. ?So sad we have lost his voice.

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LukkiAnn
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Mehso-so

It's a mix of love letter and 1001 Nights in account of Robert Stevenson's short period of live in San-Francisco. The writing style is very Stevenson's with poetic and slow prose vibes. But the plot was flat and what was supposed to be Sinbad Tale of Seven seas was ruined by boring personal letters and unlimited interruptions for dinner. There are several sketches in the book, but NO maps (in some review I read that the book full of maps👿liar 🤥)

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LukkiAnn
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I brought the adventures book to my own adventure 💃🏼🎊🏝

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AAdamson
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I heard about this new book by Brian Doyle on the All the Books podcast. I love Brian Doyle! @Liberty you MUST read The Plover--it seems like such a Liberty kind of book!

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Liberty
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New Brian Doyle! 🎉🎉🎉

LeslieO Oh that sounds so good. And I love the cover. 7y
Listener15 Don't know what it is about, but for some reason I LOVE the cover 7y
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