{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-john-carson-in-several-quarters-of-the-world-a-novel-of-robert-louis-stevenson-9781250100528","title":"The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An affectionate homage...a loving reconstruction of an era of storytelling now lost.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A] triumph...If a writer is going to put on Stevenson's voice, he'd better, as the poets say, 'bring it.' Reader, Doyle has brought it...\u003ci\u003eAdventures\u003c\/i\u003e is a tonic for our bitter times.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe young Robert Louis Stevenson, living in a boarding house in San Francisco in the 19th century while waiting for his beloved's divorce from her feckless husband, dreamed of writing a soaring novel about his landlady's adventurous and globe-trotting husband--but 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 \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Kidnapped.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now Brian Doyle brings Stevenson's 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is entertaining, poignant, and sensual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dunne Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250100528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brian Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648586084508,"sku":"9781250100528","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6189117a-bbb4-4e97-8180-6a99347d13af.jpg?v=1603870468","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-adventures-of-john-carson-in-several-quarters-of-the-world-a-novel-of-robert-louis-stevenson-9781250100528","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}