''Songs of Travel and Other Verses'' is an 1896 book of poetry by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

. Originally published by Chatto & Windus, it explores the author's perennial themes of travel and adventure. The work gained a new public and popularity when it was set to music in ''

Songs of Travel ''Songs of Travel'' is a song cycle of nine songs originally written for baritone voice composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with poems drawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson collection '' Songs of Travel and Other Verses''. A complete performanc ...

'' by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

External links

''Songs of Travel'' at archive.org

References

1896 poetry books Poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson British poetry collections Chatto & Windus books Books published posthumously {{poetry-stub