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Laura Stubbs
A literary traveler with a fascination for Robert Louis Stevenson, Laura Stubbs turned a journey through the South Pacific into a vivid pilgrimage to the writer’s home and grave in Samoa. Her work blends travel writing, landscape, and literary admiration.
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Stevenson's shrine : the record of a pilgrimage
by Laura Stubbs
About the author
Laura Stubbs is best known for Stevenson’s Shrine: The Record of a Pilgrimage, published in 1903 by the De La More Press in London and by L. C. Page & Company in Boston. The short travel memoir follows her journey through Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji in pursuit of a closer connection with Robert Louis Stevenson and the places that shaped his later life.
Stubbs traveled from Auckland to the South Sea Islands in September 1892, visiting Vailima, Stevenson’s former home in Samoa, and climbing Mount Vaea to reach his grave. Her account combines detailed observations of island landscapes and local customs with personal reflections on Stevenson’s writing, influence, and enduring legacy.