# The Hansons — Travel Essays character guide

> The Hansons in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Happy Hansons

**First appearance:** 0096-the-hunter-s-family

## Who they are

The Hanson family, neighbors in the Silverado community.

## In the story

### [The Toll House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-toll-house)

Neighbors living up the hill from the Toll House.

### [A Starry Drive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/a-starry-drive)

Neighbors who report that wild cats broke into Silverado during the narrator's absence, stealing a side of bacon, a hatchet, and two knives.

### [Toils and Pleasures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/toils-and-pleasures)

The Hansons are the only visitors, coming at long intervals or twice daily with milk.

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