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EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 11 MIN

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - The Last Day

from The Robert Louis Stevenson Library · host Robert Louis Stevenson

In which the traveller awakes to the serene beauty of a chestnut-clad valley and reflects quietly upon the troubled history and religious tensions of the small mountain parish of St. Germain de Calberte. As evening falls, he climbs a steep hill to share a last meal with his faithful donkey Modestine, contemplating the landscape and lingering thoughts before descending into the gathering night.

In which the traveller awakes to the serene beauty of a chestnut-clad valley and reflects quietly upon the troubled history and religious tensions of the small mountain parish of St. Germain de Calberte. As evening falls, he climbs a steep hill to share a last meal with his faithful donkey Modestine, contemplating the landscape and lingering thoughts before descending into the gathering night.

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