Reviews for Travels in Hawaii

The average rating for Travels in Hawaii based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-04-25 00:00:00 James K Rock Jr After reading Robert Louis Stevenson's Vailima Letters, I have become intensely interested in the author's last years in the South Pacific. Travels in Hawaii is a selection of essays, letters, poems, and a journal relating to Stevenson's five-month stay in the islands -- primarily on Oahu, the Big Island, and Molokai -- in 1889, just prior to leaving for Samoa. The more I read of Stevenson, the more I marvel at the quality of his mind and heart while suffering debilitating periods of ill health that were to finally kill him in 1894. He was a marvel, a hive of activity, and high-quality activity at that, even as his light was on the verge of being put out.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-12-18 00:00:00 Peter Robertson Read this more for RLS source material on Hawaii at the end of the 19th Century, not for an organized history or travelogue of Hawaii.