From the forward:
In August of 1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, already famous for Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, set sail from the port of London on a voyage to America.
Rather than sail on a "great big Birmingham liner like a new hotel," Stevenson booked passage on a cargo-carrying steamer, the Ludgate Hill. It was a rough crossing, but Stevenson in his letters to friends at home reveals his excitement and delight in being at sea.
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