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RLS fans book French trip
From: Evening News - Scotland
Date: 20080524
Author:Hazel Mollison
IT'S the ultimate pilgrimage for admirers of Robert Louis Stevenson.
While most fans are content to curl up on the sofa with a good book, a group of readers are setting out to recreate one of his most famous journeys.
Members of the Capital-based RLS Club will walk 120 miles through the French mountains, following the route Stevenson took in Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes.
They are making the trip to mark the 130th anniversary of one of the Edinburgh-born author's best-loved books, although this time they won't be taking a donkey.
The 19 walkers will be given a heroes' reception in ...
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