<p>In 'Songs of Travel, and Other Verses,' Robert Louis Stevenson intersects the lyrical distillation of his wanderlust with the measured cadence of verse. The collection is instantaneously personal and expansively universal, a dichotomy reflecting Stevenson's extraordinary ability to connect the intimate act of self-discovery with the outward journey through the physical world. Written in the latter part of Stevenson's life, the pieces vary in f...