Vailima Letters
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Vailima Letters is a collection of letters written by Robert Louis Stevenson during his years living in Samoa, offering personal insights into his life, surroundings, and thoughts in exile.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vailima Letters canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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letter collection ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Fanny Vandegrift Stevenson
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Lloyd Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoan chiefs ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Apia, Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
commentary on Samoan customs
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descriptions of Samoan landscape ⓘ observations on European powers in the Pacific ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Pacific colonial politics
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Stevenson’s household in Vailima NERFINISHED ⓘ daily life in Samoa ⓘ relations with Samoan people ⓘ |
| documentedBy | subsequent critical editions ⓘ |
| documentType | personal correspondence ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givesInsightInto |
Robert Louis Stevenson’s health in exile
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s literary work habits ⓘ Robert Louis Stevenson’s personal thoughts ⓘ |
| hasForm | letters ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
European colonial rivalry in Samoa
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late Victorian imperial expansion ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual letters by Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural encounter
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exile and displacement ⓘ family life ⓘ illness and mortality ⓘ imperialism and colonialism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Vailima Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | friends and correspondents of Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAudience | general reading public ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial life in the Pacific ⓘ exile ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | Vailima, Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
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In the South Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Vailima, Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Stevenson’s years in Samoa ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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