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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 13

Robert Louis Stevenson

This volume includes "The Wrecker," a collaborative story between Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, which unfolds in the exotic Marquesas Islands and hints at themes of adventure and human relationships set against the backdrop of the oceanic landscape.

"The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 13" by Stevenson et al. is a collection of literary works likely compiled in the early 20th century. This volume includes "The Wrecker," a collaborative story between Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, which unfolds in the exotic Marquesas Islands and hints at themes of adventure and human relationships set against the backdrop of the oceanic landscape.

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It was about three o’clock of a winter’s afternoon in Tai-o-hae, the French capital and port of entry of the Marquesas Islands. The Trades blew strong and squally; the surf roared loud on the shingle beach; and the fifty-ton schooner of war, that carries the flag and influence of France about the islands of the cannibal group, rolled at her moorings under Prison Hill. The clouds hung low and black on the surrounding amphitheatre of mountains; rain had fallen earlier in the day, real tropic rain, a waterspout for violence; and the green and gloomy brow of the mountain was still seamed with many silver threads of torrent.

Contents

  1. 01The Wrecker
  2. 02Prologue
  3. 03The Yarn
  4. 04Chapter I
  5. 05Chapter II
  6. 06Chapter III
  7. 07Chapter IV
  8. 08Chapter V
  9. 09Chapter VI
  10. 10Chapter VII
  11. 11Chapter VIII
  12. 12Chapter IX
  13. 13Chapter X
  14. 14Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
  15. 15Wrecked Brig “Flying Scud”
  16. 16Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
  17. 17Chapter XI
  18. 18Chapter XII
  19. 19Chapter XIII
  20. 20Chapter XIV
  21. 21Chapter XV
  22. 22Chapter XVI
  23. 23Chapter XVII
  24. 24Chapter XVIII
  25. 25Chapter XIX
  26. 26Chapter XX
  27. 27Chapter XXI
  28. 28Chapter XXII
  29. 29Chapter XXIII
  30. 30Chapter XXIV
  31. 31Chapter XXV
  32. 32Epilogue
  33. 33Epilogue

About this edition

Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
435 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers