The Art of Biography: Understanding Robert Louis Stevenson's Travel Philosophy
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Summary
This article explores the nature of biography through the lens of Robert Louis Stevenson's life and travels, examining what biography can reveal about human character and the stories we tell about people over time. It references Stevenson's famous quote about traveling for the sake of traveling itself, and discusses the biographer's quest to penetrate the secret places of human experience.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledFor my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.
With time people become the stories we tell about them.
So what is biography for? What good is its effort to demystify the secretive recesses of human character?
I want to penetrate those secret places, find out everything, and be
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