There are no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Topic

Travel

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Source

The Silverado Squatters

Genre

Autobiography and memoir Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1883 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Silverado Squatters. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883, pt. 2, ch. 3.

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Another quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

The untented Kosmos my abode,
I pass, a willful stranger;
My mistress still the open road
And the bright eyes of danger.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Topic
Adventure The open road

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1894 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. "Youth and Love." Songs of Travel. London: Chatto & Windus, 1896, st. 3.

Another quote from the 1880s

All the world over, I will back the masses against the classes.

William E. Gladstone

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Topic
Class warfare
Speaker
William E. Gladstone
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Gladstone, William E. Speech in Liverpool. 28 June 1886, Hengler's Circus, Liverpool, England, UK.

Another quote about Travel

Happy is he who, like Ulysses, has made a glorious voyage.

Joachim Du Bellay

Les Regrets

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Topic
Effects of travel Travel

Author

Joachim Du Bellay
Source
Les Regrets
Medium
Poem
Language
French
Time
1558 1550s 16th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Du Bellay, Joachim. "Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage." Les Regrets. Paris: Fédéric Morel, 1558.

Current Citation

Du Bellay, Joachim. "Happy is he who, like Ulysses, has made a fine journey." The Regrets, translated by David R. Slavitt. Northwestern University Press, 2003.