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The Novels
TREASURE ISLAND
CONTENTS
PART I: THE OLD BUCCANEER
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
PART II: THE SEA-COOK
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
PART III: MY SHORE ADVENTURE
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
PART IV: THE STOCKADE
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
PART V: MY SEA ADVENTURE
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
PART VI: CAPTAIN SILVER
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
THE BLACK ARROW
CONTENTS
BOOK I: THE TWO LADS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
BOOK II: THE MOAT HOUSE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
BOOK III: MY LORD FOXHAM
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
BOOK IV: THE DISGUISE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
BOOK V: CROOKBACK
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
PRINCE OTTO
CONTENTS
BOOK I - PRINCE ERRANT
CHAPTER I - IN WHICH THE PRINCE DEPARTS ON AN ADVENTURE
CHAPTER II - IN WHICH THE PRINCE PLAYS HAROUN-AL-RASCHID
CHAPTER III - IN WHICH THE PRINCE COMFORTS AGE AND BEAUTY AND DELIVERS A LECTURE ON DISCRETION IN LOVE
CHAPTER IV - IN WHICH THE PRINCE COLLECTS OPINIONS BY THE WAY
BOOK II - OF LOVE AND POLITICS
CHAPTER I - WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LIBRARY
CHAPTER II- ‘ON THE COURT OF GRÜNEWALD,’ BEING A PORTION OF THE TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT
CHAPTER III - THE PRINCE AND THE ENGLISH TRAVELLER
CHAPTER IV - WHILE THE PRINCE IS IN THE ANTE-ROOM . . .
CHAPTER V - . . . GONDREMARK IS IN MY LADY’S CHAMBER
CHAPTER VI - THE PRINCE DELIVERS A LECTURE ON MARRIAGE, WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF DIVORCE
CHAPTER VII - THE PRINCE DISSOLVES THE COUNCIL
CHAPTER VIII - THE PARTY OF WAR TAKES ACTION
CHAPTER IX - THE PRICE OF THE RIVER FARM; IN WHICH VAINGLORY GOES BEFORE A FALL
CHAPTER X - GOTTHOLD’S REVISED OPINION; AND THE FALL COMPLETED
CHAPTER XI - PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE FIRST SHE BEGUILES THE BARON
CHAPTER XII - PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE SECOND SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE
CHAPTER XIII - PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE THIRD SHE ENLIGHTENS SERAPHINA
CHAPTER XIV - RELATES THE CAUSE AND OUTBREAK OF THE REVOLUTION
BOOK III - FORTUNATE MISFORTUNE
CHAPTER I - PRINCESS CINDERELLA
CHAPTER II - TREATS OF A CHRISTIAN VIRTUE
CHAPTER III - PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE LAST IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF
CHAPTER IV - BABES IN THE WOOD
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL POSTSCRIPT TO COMPLETE THE STORY
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
CONTENTS
STORY OF THE DOOR
SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
THE CAREW MURDER CASE
INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW
THE LAST NIGHT
DR. LANYON’S NARRATIVE
HENRY JEKYLL’S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
KIDNAPPED
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION
DEDICATION
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. - SUMMARY OF EVENTS DURING THIS MASTER’S WANDERINGS.
CHAPTER II. SUMMARY OF EVENTS (continued)
CHAPTER III. - THE MASTER’S WANDERINGS.
CHAPTER IV. - PERSECUTIONS ENDURED BY MR. HENRY.
CHAPTER V. - ACCOUNT OF ALL THAT PASSED ON THE NIGHT ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 1757.
CHAPTER VI. - SUMMARY OF EVENTS DURING THE MASTER’S SECOND ABSENCE.
CHAPTER VII. - ADVENTURE OF CHEVALIER BURKE IN INDIA.
CHAPTER VIII. - THE ENEMY IN THE HOUSE.
CHAPTER IX. - MR. MACKELLAR’S JOURNEY WITH THE MASTER.
CHAPTER X. - PASSAGES AT NEW YORK.
CHAPTER XI. - THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.
NARRATIVE OF THE TRADER, MOUNTAIN.
CHAPTER XII. - THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS (continued).
THE WRONG BOX
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. In Which Morris Suspects
CHAPTER II. In Which Morris takes Action
CHAPTER III. The Lecturer at Large
CHAPTER IV. The Magistrate in the Luggage Van
CHAPTER V. Mr Gideon Forsyth and the Gigantic Box
CHAPTER VI. The Tribulations of Morris: Part the First
CHAPTER VII. In Which William Dent Pitman takes Legal Advice
CHAPTER VIII. In Which Michael Finsbury Enjoys a Holiday
CHAPTER IX. Glorious Conclusion of Michael Finsbury’s Holiday
CHAPTER X. Gideon Forsyth and the Broadwood Grand
CHAPTER XI. The Maestro Jimson
CHAPTER XII. Positively the Last Appearance of the Broadwood Grand
CHAPTER XIII. The Tribulations of Morris: Part the Second
CHAPTER XIV. William Bent Pitman Hears of Something to his Advantage
CHAPTER XV. The Return of the Great Vance
CHAPTER XVI. Final Adjustment of the Leather Business
THE WRECKER
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE. IN THE MARQUESAS.
THE YARN.
CHAPTER I. A SOUND COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.
CHAPTER II. ROUSSILLON WINE.
CHAPTER III. TO INTRODUCE MR. PINKERTON.
CHAPTER IV. IN WHICH I EXPERIENCE EXTREMES OF FORTUNE.
CHAPTER V. IN WHICH I AM DOWN ON MY LUCK IN PARIS.
CHAPTER VI. IN WHICH I GO WEST.
CHAPTER VII. IRONS IN THE FIRE.
CHAPTER VIII. FACES ON THE CITY FRONT.
CHAPTER IX. THE WRECK OF THE “FLYING SCUD.”
CHAPTER X. IN WHICH THE CREW VANISH.
CHAPTER XI. IN WHICH JIM AND I TAKE DIFFERENT WAYS.
CHAPTER XII. THE “NORAH CREINA.”
CHAPTER XIII. THE ISLAND AND THE WRECK.
CHAPTER XIV. THE CABIN OF THE “FLYING SCUD.”
CHAPTER XV. THE CARGO OF THE “FLYING SCUD.”
CHAPTER XVI. IN WHICH I TURN SMUGGLER, AND THE CAPTAIN CASUIST
CHAPTER XVII. LIGHT FROM THE MAN OF WAR.
CHAPTER XVIII. CROSS-QUESTIONS AND CROOKED ANSWERS.
CHAPTER XIX. TRAVELS WITH A SHYSTER.
CHAPTER XX. STALLBRIDGE-LE-CARTHEW.
CHAPTER XXI. FACE TO FACE.
CHAPTER XXII. THE REMITTANCE MAN.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE BUDGET OF THE “CURRENCY LASS.”
CHAPTER XXIV. A HARD BARGAIN.
CHAPTER XXV. A BAD BARGAIN.
EPILOGUE: TO WILL H. LOW.
CATRIONA
CONTENTS
PART I - THE LORD ADVOCATE
CHAPTER I - A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK
CHAPTER II - THE HIGHLAND WRITER
CHAPTER III - I GO TO PILRIG
CHAPTER IV - LORD ADVOCATE PRESTONGRANGE
CHAPTER V - IN THE ADVOCATE’S HOUSE
CHAPTER VI - UMQUILE THE MASTER OF LOVAT
CHAPTER VII - I MAKE A FAULT IN HONOUR
CHAPTER VIII - THE BRAVO
CHAPTER IX - THE HEATHER ON FIRE
CHAPTER X - THE RED-HEADED MAN
CHAPTER XI - THE WOOD BY SILVERMILLS
CHAPTER XII - ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN
CHAPTER XIII - GILLANE SANDS
CHAPTER XIV - THE BASS
CHAPTER XV - BLACK ANDIE’S TALE OF TOD LAPRAIK
CHAPTER XVI - THE MISSING WITNESS
CHAPTER XVII - THE MEMORIAL
CHAPTER XVIII - THE TEE’D BALL
CHAPTER XIX - I AM MUCH IN THE HANDS OF THE LADIES
CHAPTER XX - I CONTINUE TO MOVE IN GOOD SOCIETY
PART II - FATHER AND DAUGHTER
CHAPTER XXI - THE VOYAGE INTO HOLLAND
CHAPTER XXII - HELVOETSLUYS
CHAPTER XXIII - TRAVELS IN HOLLAND
CHAPTER XXIV - FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS
CHAPTER XXV - THE RETURN OF JAMES MORE
CHAPTER XXVI - THE THREESOME
CHAPTER XXVII - A TWOSOME
CHAPTER XXVIII - IN WHICH I AM LEFT ALONE
CHAPTER XXIX - WE MEET IN DUNKIRK
CHAPTER XXX - THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP
CONCLUSION
THE EBB-TIDE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. NIGHT ON THE BEACH
CHAPTER 2. MORNING ON THE BEACH - THE THREE LETTERS
CHAPTER 3. THE OLD CALABOOSE - DESTINY AT THE DOOR
CHAPTER 4. THE YELLOW FLAG
CHAPTER 5. THE CARGO OF CHAMPAGNE
CHAPTER 6. THE PARTNERS
CHAPTER 7. THE PEARL-FISHER
CHAPTER 8. BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER 9. THE DINNER PARTY
CHAPTER 10. THE OPEN DOOR
CHAPTER 11. DAVID AND GOLIATH
CHAPTER 12. TAIL-PIECE
WEIR OF HERMISTON
CONTENTS
TO MY WIFE
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I - LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS. WEIR
CHAPTER II - FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER III - IN THE MATTER OF THE HANGING OF DUNCAN JOPP
CHAPTER IV - OPINIONS OF THE BENCH
CHAPTER V - WINTER ON THE MOORS
I. At Hermiston
2. Kirstie
3. A Border Family
CHAPTER VI - A LEAF FROM CHRISTINA’S PSALM-BOOK
CHAPTER VII - ENTER MEPHISTOPHELES
CHAPTER VIII - A NOCTURNAL VISIT
CHAPTER IX - AT THE WEAVER’S STONE
EDITORIAL NOTE
GLOSSARY
ST. IVES
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - A TALE OF A LION RAMPANT
CHAPTER II - A TALE OF A PAIR OF SCISSORS
CHAPTER III - MAJOR CHEVENIX COMES INTO THE STORY, AND GOGUELAT GOES OUT
CHAPTER IV - ST. IVES GETS A BUNDLE OF BANK NOTES
CHAPTER V - ST. IVES IS SHOWN A HOUSE
CHAPTER VI - THE ESCAPE
CHAPTER VII - SWANSTON COTTAGE
CHAPTER VIII - THE HEN-HOUSE
CHAPTER IX - THREE IS COMPANY, AND FOUR NONE
CHAPTER X - THE DROVERS
CHAPTER XI - THE GREAT NORTH ROAD
CHAPTER XII - I FOLLOW A COVERED CART NEARLY TO MY DESTINATION
CHAPTER XIII - I MEET TWO OF MY COUNTRYMEN
CHAPTER XIV - TRAVELS OF THE COVERED CART
CHAPTER XV - THE ADVENTURE OF THE ATTORNEY’S CLERK
CHAPTER XVI - THE HOME-COMING OF MR. ROWLEY’S VISCOUNT
CHAPTER XVII - THE DESPATCH-BOX
CHAPTER XVIII - MR. ROMAINE CALLS ME NAMES
CHAPTER XIX - THE DEVIL AND ALL AT AMERSHAM PLACE
CHAPTER XX - AFTER THE STORM
CHAPTER XXI - I BECOME THE OWNER OF A CLARET-COLOURED CHAISE
CHAPTER XXII - CHARACTER AND ACQUIREMENTS OF MR. ROWLEY
CHAPTER XXIII - THE ADVENTURE OF THE RUNAWAY COUPLE
CHAPTER XXIV - THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE
CHAPTER XXV - I MEET A CHEERFUL EXTRAVAGANT
CHAPTER XXVI - THE COTTAGE AT NIGHT
CHAPTER XXVII - THE SABBATH DAY
CHAPTER XXVIII - EVENTS OF MONDAY: THE LAWYER’S PARTY
CHAPTER XXIX - EVENTS OF TUESDAY: THE TOILS CLOSING
CHAPTER XXX - EVENTS OF WEDNESDAY; THE UNIVERSITY OF CRAMOND
HEATHERCAT
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - TRAQUAIRS OF MONTROYMONT
CHAPTER II - FRANCIE
CHAPTER III - THE HILL-END OF DRUMLOWE
THE GREAT NORTH ROAD
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - NANCE AT THE ‘GREEN DRAGON’
CHAPTER II - IN WHICH MR. ARCHER IS INSTALLED
CHAPTER III - JONATHAN HOLDAWAY
CHAPTER IV - MINGLING THREADS
CHAPTER V - LIFE IN THE CASTLE
CHAPTER VI - THE BAD HALF-CROWN
CHAPTER VII - THE BLEACHING-GREEN
CHAPTER VIII - THE MAIL GUARD
THE YOUNG CHEVALIER
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE - THE WINE-SELLER’S WIFE
CHAPTER I - THE PRINCE
The Short Story Collections
NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS
CONTENTS
THE SUICIDE CLUB
STORY OF THE YOUNG MAN WITH THE CREAM TARTS
STORY OF THE PHYSICIAN AND THE SARATOGA TRUNK
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HANSOM CABS
THE RAJAH’S DIAMOND
STORY OF THE BANDBOX
STORY OF THE YOUNG MAN IN HOLY ORDERS
STORY OF THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN BLINDS
THE ADVENTURE OF PRINCE FLORIZEL AND A DETECTIVE
THE PAVILION ON THE LINKS
CHAPTER I TELLS HOW I CAMPED IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD, AND BEHELD A LIGHT IN THE PAVILION
CHAPTER II TELLS OF THE NOCTURNAL LANDING FROM THE YACHT
CHAPTER III TELLS HOW I BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH MY WIFE
CHAPTER IV TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD
CHAPTER V TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF
CHAPTER VI TELLS OF MY INTRODUCTION TO THE TALL MAN
CHAPTER VII TELLS HOW A WORD WAS CRIED THROUGH THE PAVILION WINDOW
CHAPTER VIII TELLS THE LAST OF THE TALL MAN
CHAPTER IX TELLS HOW NORTHMOUR CARRIED OUT HIS THREAT
A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT: A STORY OF FRANCIS VILLON
THE SIRE DE MALÉTROIT’S DOOR
PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
MORE NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS - THE DYNAMITER
CONTENTS
A NOTE FOR THE READER
PROLOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN
CHALLONER’S ADVENTURE: THE SQUIRE OF DAMES
STORY OF THE DESTROYING ANGEL
THE SQUIRE OF DAMES (Concluded)
SOMERSET’S ADVENTURE: THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION
NARRATIVE OF THE SPIRITED OLD LADY
THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION (Continued).
ZERO’S TALE OF THE EXPLOSIVE BOMB.
THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION (Continued)
DESBOROUGH’S ADVENTURE: THE BROWN BOX
STORY OF THE FAIR CUBAN
THE BROWN BOX (Concluded)
THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION (Concluded)
EPILOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN
THE MERRY MEN AND OTHER TALES AND FABLES
CONTENTS
Dedication
THE MERRY MEN
CHAPTER I. EILEAN AROS.
CHAPTER II. WHAT THE WRECK HAD BROUGHT TO AROS.
CHAPTER III. LAND AND SEA IN SANDAG BAY.
CHAPTER IV. THE GALE.
CHAPTER V. A MAN OUT OF THE SEA.
WILL O’ THE MILL.
CHAPTER I. THE PLAIN AND THE STARS.
CHAPTER II. THE PARSON’S MARJORY.
CHAPTER III. DEATH
MARKHEIM
THRAWN JANET
OLALLA
THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD.
CHAPTER I. BY THE DYING MOUNTEBANK.
CHAPTER II. MORNING TALK
CHAPTER III. THE ADOPTION.
CHAPTER IV. THE EDUCATION OF A PHILOSOPHER.
CHAPTER V. TREASURE TROVE.
CHAPTER VI. A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, IN TWO PARTS.
CHAPTER VII. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DESPREZ.
CHAPTER VIII. THE WAGES OF PHILOSOPHY.
ISLAND NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS
CONTENTS
THE BEACH OF FALESÁ.
CHAPTER I. A SOUTH SEA BRIDAL.
CHAPTER II. THE BAN.
CHAPTER III. THE MISSIONARY.
CHAPTER IV. DEVIL-WORK.
CHAPTER V. NIGHT IN THE BUSH.
THE BOTTLE IMP.
THE ISLE OF VOICES.
FABLES
CONTENTS
THE PERSONS OF THE TALE.
THE SINKING SHIP.
THE TWO MATCHES.
THE SICK MAN AND THE FIREMAN.
THE DEVIL AND THE INNKEEPER.
THE PENITENT
THE YELLOW PAINT.
THE HOUSE OF ELD.
THE FOUR REFORMERS.
THE MAN AND HIS FRIEND.
THE READER.
THE CITIZEN AND THE TRAVELLER.
THE DISTINGUISHED STRANGER.
THE CART-HORSES AND THE SADDLE-HORSE.
THE TADPOLE AND THE FROG.
SOMETHING IN IT.
FAITH, HALF FAITH AND NO FAITH AT ALL.
THE TOUCHSTONE.
THE POOR THING.
THE SONG OF THE MORROW.
TALES AND FANTASIES
CONTENTS
THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON
CHAPTER I - IN WHICH JOHN SOWS THE WIND
CHAPTER II - IN WHICH JOHN REAPS THE WHIRLWIND
CHAPTER III - IN WHICH JOHN ENJOYS THE HARVEST HOME
CHAPTER IV - THE SECOND SOWING
CHAPTER V - THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN
CHAPTER VI - THE HOUSE AT MURRAYFIELD
CHAPTER VII - A TRAGI-COMEDY IN A CAB
CHAPTER VIII - SINGULAR INSTANCE OF THE UTILITY OF PASS-KEYS
CHAPTER IX - IN WHICH MR. NICHOLSON ACCEPTS THE PRINCIPLE OF AN ALLOWANCE
THE BODY-SNATCHER
THE STORY OF A LIE
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCES THE ADMIRAL
CHAPTER II - A LETTER TO THE PAPERS
CHAPTER III - IN THE ADMIRAL’S NAME
CHAPTER IV - ESTHER ON THE FILIAL RELATION
CHAPTER V - THE PRODIGAL FATHER MAKES HIS DEBUT AT HOME
CHAPTER VI - THE PRODIGAL FATHER GOES ON FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
CHAPTER VII - THE ELOPEMENT
CHAPTER VIII - BATTLE ROYAL
CHAPTER IX - IN WHICH THE LIBERAL EDITOR RE-APPEARS AS ‘DEUS EX MACHINA’
UNCOLLECTED STORIES
CONTENTS
THE PLAGUE-CELLAR
WHEN THE DEVIL WAS WELL
EDIFYING LETTERS OF THE RUTHERFORD FAMILY
AN OLD SONG
DIOGENES
THE ENCHANTRESS
THE WAIF WOMAN
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Plays
THE CHARITY BAZAAR
PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE
DEACON BRODIE
CONTENTS
PERSONS REPRESENTED
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.
ACT IV.
ACT V.
BEAU AUSTIN
CONTENTS
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.
ACT IV.
ADMIRAL GUINEA
CONTENTS
PERSONS REPRESENTED
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.
ACT IV.
MACAIRE
CONTENTS
PERSONS REPRESENTED
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III
The Poetry Collections
A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES
CONTENTS
TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM
BED IN SUMMER
A THOUGHT
AT THE SEASIDE
YOUNG NIGHT THOUGHT
WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN
RAIN
PIRATE STORY
FOREIGN LANDS
WINDY NIGHTS
TRAVEL
SINGING
LOOKING FORWARD
A GOOD PLAY
WHERE GO THE BOATS?
AUNTIE’S SKIRTS
THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE
THE LAND OF NOD
MY SHADOW
SYSTEM
A GOOD BOY
ESCAPE AT BEDTIME
MARCHING SONG
THE COW
HAPPY THOUGHT
THE WIND
KEEPSAKE MILL
GOOD AND BAD CHILDREN
FOREIGN CHILDREN
THE SUN’S TRAVELS
THE LAMPLIGHTER
MY BED IS A BOAT
THE MOON
THE SWING
TIME TO RISE
LOOKING-GLASS RIVER
FAIRY BREAD
FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE
WINTER-TIME
THE HAYLOFT
FAREWELL TO THE FARM
NORTH-WEST PASSAGE
GOOD NIGHT
SHADOW MARCH
IN PORT
THE CHILD ALONE
THE UNSEEN PLAYMATE
MY SHIP AND I
MY KINGDOM
PICTURE-BOOKS IN WINTER
MY TREASURES
BLOCK CITY
THE LAND OF STORY-BOOKS
ARMIES IN THE FIRE
THE LITTLE LAND
GARDEN DAYS
NIGHT AND DAY
NEST EGGS
THE FLOWERS
SUMMER SUN
THE DUMB SOLDIER
AUTUMN FIRES
THE GARDENER
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
ENVOYS
TO WILLIE AND HENRIETTA
TO MY MOTHER
TO AUNTIE
TO MINNIE
TO MY NAME-CHILD
TO ANY READER
UNDERWOODS
CONTENTS
DEDICATION
NOTE
BOOK I. In English
ENVOY
A SONG OF THE ROAD
THE CANOE SPEAKS
THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
A VISIT FROM THE SEA
TO A GARDENER
TO MINNIE
TO K. DE M.
TO N. V. DE G. S.
TO WILL. H. LOW
TO MRS. WILL. H. LOW
TO H. F. BROWN
TO ANDREW LANG
ET TU IN ARCADIA VIXISTI
TO W. E. HENLEY
HENRY JAMES
THE MIRROR SPEAKS
KATHARINE
TO F. J. S.
REQUIEM
THE CELESTIAL SURGEON
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
THE SICK CHILD
IN MEMORIAM F. A. S.
TO MY FATHER
IN THE STATES
A PORTRAIT
A CAMP
THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS
SKERRYVORE
SKERRYVORE: The Parallel
BOOK II. In Scots
THE MAKER TO POSTERITY
ILLE TERRARUM
A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK
A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN
THE SPAEWIFE
THE BLAST - 1875
THE COUNTERBLAST - 1886
THE COUNTERBLAST IRONICAL
THEIR LAUREATE TO AN ACADEMY CLASS DINNER CLUB
EMBRO HIE KIRK
THE SCOTSMAN’S RETURN FROM ABROAD
MY CONSCIENCE!
TO DOCTOR JOHN BROWN
XVI. “IT’S AN OWERCOME SOOTH FOR AGE AN’ YOUTH”
BALLADS
CONTENTS
THE SONG OF RAHÉRO. A LEGEND OF TAHITI
THE FEAST OF FAMINE. MARQUESAN MANNERS
TICONDEROGA. A LEGEND OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS
HEATHER ALE. A GALLOWAY LEGEND
SONGS OF TRAVEL AND OTHER VERSES
CONTENTS
THE VAGABOND. (To an air of Schubert)
YOUTH AND LOVE - I
YOUTH AND LOVE - II
IN DREAMS, UNHAPPY, I BEHOLD YOU STAND
SHE RESTED BY THE BROKEN BROOK
THE INFINITE SHINING HEAVENS
PLAIN AS THE GLISTERING PLANETS SHINE
TO YOU, LET SNOW AND ROSES
LET BEAUTY AWAKE IN THE MORN FROM BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
I KNOW NOT HOW IT IS WITH YOU
I WILL MAKE YOU BROOCHES AND TOYS FOR YOUR DELIGHT
WE HAVE LOVED OF YORE. (To an air of Diabelli)
MATER TRIUMPHANS
BRIGHT IS THE RING OF WORDS
IN THE HIGHLANDS, IN THE COUNTRY PLACES
TO THE TUNE OF WANDERING WILLIE
WINTER
THE STORMY EVENING CLOSES NOW IN VAIN
TO DR. HAKE. (On receiving a Copy of Verses)
TO -
THE MORNING DRUM-CALL ON MY EAGER EAR
I HAVE TROD THE UPWARD AND THE DOWNWARD SLOPE
HE HEARS WITH GLADDENED HEART THE THUNDER
FAREWELL, FAIR DAY AND FADING LIGHT!
IF THIS WERE FAITH
MY WIFE
TO THE MUSE
TO AN ISLAND PRINCESS
TO KALAKAUA. (With a present of a Pearl)
TO PRINCESS KAIULANI
TO MOTHER MARYANNE
IN MEMORIAM E. H.
TO MY WIFE. (A Fragment)
TO MY OLD FAMILIARS
THE TROPICS VANISH, AND MESEEMS THAT I
TO S. C.
THE HOUSE OF TEMBINOKA
ENVOI
THE SONG
THE WOODMAN
TROPIC RAIN
AN END OF TRAVEL
WE UNCOMMISERATE PASS INTO THE NIGHT
SING ME A SONG OF A LAD THAT IS GONE
TO S. R. CROCKETT. (On receiving a Dedication)
EVENSONG
ADDITIONAL POEMS
CONTENTS
A FAMILIAR EPISTLE
RONDELS
OF HIS PITIABLE TRANSFORMATION
EPISTLE TO CHARLES BAXTER
THE SUSQUEHANNAH AND THE DELAWARE
EPISTLE TO ALBERT DEW-SMITH
ALCAICS TO HORATIO F. BROWN
A LYTLE JAPE OF TUSHERIE
TO VIRGIL AND DORA WILLIAMS
BURLESQUE SONNET
THE FINE PACIFIC ISLANDS
AULD REEKIE
THE LESSON OF THE MASTER
THE CONSECRATION OF BRAILLE
SONG
THE LIGHT-KEEPER
NEW POEMS AND VARIANT READINGS
CONTENTS
PRAYER
LO! IN THINE HONEST EYES I READ
THOUGH DEEP INDIFFERENCE SHOULD DROWSE
MY HEART, WHEN FIRST THE BLACK-BIRD SINGS
I DREAMED OF FOREST ALLEYS FAIR
IV.
ST. MARTIN’S SUMMER
DEDICATION
THE OLD CHIMÆRAS, OLD RECEIPTS
PRELUDE
THE VANQUISHED KNIGHT
TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF NORTHERN LIGHTS
THE RELIC TAKEN, WHAT AVAILS THE SHRINE?
ABOUT THE SHELTERED GARDEN GROUND
AFTER READING “ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA”
I KNOW NOT HOW, BUT AS I COUNT
SPRING SONG
THE SUMMER SUN SHONE ROUND ME
YOU LOOKED SO TEMPTING IN THE PEW
LOVE’S VICISSITUDES
DUDDINGSTONE
STOUT MARCHES LEAD TO CERTAIN ENDS
AWAY WITH FUNERAL MUSIC
TO SYDNEY
HAD I THE POWER THAT HAVE THE WILL
O DULL COLD NORTHERN SKY
APOLOGETIC POSTSCRIPT OF A YEAR LATER
TO MARCUS
TO OTTILIE
THIS GLOOMY NORTHERN DAY
THE WIND IS WITHOUT THERE AND HOWLS IN THE TREES
A VALENTINE’S SONG
HAIL! CHILDISH SLAVES OF SOCIAL RULES
SWALLOWS TRAVEL TO AND FRO
TO MESDAMES ZASSETSKY AND GARSCHINE
TO MADAME GARSCHINE
MUSIC AT THE VILLA MARINA
FEAR NOT, DEAR FRIEND, BUT FREELY LIVE YOUR DAYS
LET LOVE GO, IF GO SHE WILL
I DO NOT FEAR TO OWN ME KIN
I AM LIKE ONE THAT FOR LONG DAYS HAD SATE
VOLUNTARY
ON NOW, ALTHOUGH THE YEAR BE DONE
IN THE GREEN AND GALLANT SPRING
DEATH, TO THE DEAD FOR EVERMORE
TO CHARLES BAXTER
I WHO ALL THE WINTER THROUGH
LOVE, WHAT IS LOVE?
SOON OUR FRIENDS PERISH
AS ONE WHO HAVING WANDERED ALL NIGHT LONG
STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN
THE WIND BLEW SHRILL AND SMART
MAN SAILS THE DEEP AWHILE
THE COCK’S CLEAR VOICE INTO THE CLEARER AIR
NOW WHEN THE NUMBER OF MY YEARS
WHAT MAN MAY LEARN, WHAT MAN MAY DO
SMALL IS THE TRUST WHEN LOVE IS GREEN
KNOW YOU THE RIVER NEAR TO GREZ
IT’S FORTH ACROSS THE ROARING FOAM
AN ENGLISH BREEZE
AS IN THEIR FLIGHT THE BIRDS OF SONG
THE PIPER
TO MRS. MACMARLAND
TO MISS CORNISH
TALES OF ARABIA
BEHOLD, AS GOBLINS DARK OF MIEN
STILL I LOVE TO RHYME
LONG TIME I LAY IN LITTLE EASE
FLOWER GOD, GOD OF THE SPRING
COME, MY BELOVED, HEAR FROM ME
SINCE YEARS AGO FOR EVERMORE
ENVOY FOR “A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES”
FOR RICHMOND’S GARDEN WALL
HAIL, GUEST, AND ENTER FREELY!
LO, NOW, MY GUEST
SO LIVE, SO LOVE, SO USE THAT FRAGILE HOUR
AD SE IPSUM
BEFORE THIS LITTLE GIFT WAS COME
GO, LITTLE BOOK - THE ANCIENT PHRASE
MY LOVE WAS WARM
DEDICATORY POEM FOR “UNDERWOODS”
FAREWELL
THE FAR-FARERS
COME, MY LITTLE CHILDREN, HERE ARE SONGS FOR YOU
HOME FROM THE DAISIED MEADOWS
EARLY IN THE MORNING I HEAR ON YOUR PIANO
FAIR ISLE AT SEA
LOUD AND LOW IN THE CHIMNEY
I LOVE TO BE WARM BY THE RED FIRESIDE
AT LAST SHE COMES
MINE EYES WERE SWIFT TO KNOW THEE
FIXED IS THE DOOM
MEN ARE HEAVEN’S PIERS
THE ANGLER ROSE, HE TOOK HIS ROD
SPRING CAROL
TO WHAT SHALL I COMPARE HER?
WHEN THE SUN COMES AFTER RAIN
LATE, O MILLER
TO FRIENDS AT HOME
I, WHOM APOLLO SOMETIME VISITED
TEMPEST TOSSED AND SORE AFFLICTED
VARIANT FORM OF THE PRECEDING POEM
I NOW, O FRIEND, WHOM NOISELESSLY THE SNOWS
SINCE THOU HAST GIVEN ME THIS GOOD HOPE, O GOD
GOD GAVE TO ME A CHILD IN PART
OVER THE LAND IS APRIL
LIGHT AS THE LINNET ON MY WAY I START
COME, HERE IS ADIEU TO THE CITY
IT BLOWS A SNOWING GALE
NE SIT ANCILLÆ TIBI AMOR PUDOR
TO ALL THAT LOVE THE FAR AND BLUE
THOU STRAINEST THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN FERN
TO ROSABELLE
NOW BARE TO THE BEHOLDER’S EYE
THE BOUR-TREE DEN
SONNETS
AIR OF DIABELLI’S
EPITAPHIUM EROTII
DE M. ANTONIO
AD MAGISTRUM LUDI
AD NEPOTEM
IN CHARIDEMUM
DE LIGURRA
IN LUPUM
AD QUINTILIANUM
DE HORTIS JULII MARTIALIS
AD MARTIALEM
IN MAXIMUM
AD OLUM
DE CŒNATIONE MICÆ
DE EROTIO PUELLA
AD PISCATOREM
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Travel Writing
AN INLAND VOYAGE
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
TO SIR WALTER GRINDLAY SIMPSON, BART.
ANTWERP TO BOOM
ON THE WILLEBROEK CANAL
THE ROYAL SPORT NAUTIQUE
AT MAUBEUGE
ON THE SAMBRE CANALISED: TO QUARTES
PONT-SUR-SAMBRE. WE ARE PEDLARS
THE TRAVELLING MERCHANT
ON THE SAMBRE CANALISED: TO LANDRECIES
AT LANDRECIES
SAMBRE AND OISE CANAL: CANAL BOATS
THE OISE IN FLOOD
ORIGNY SAINTE-BENOÎTE
A BY-DAY
THE COMPANY AT TABLE
DOWN THE OISE: TO MOY
LA FÈRE OF CURSED MEMORY
DOWN THE OISE: THROUGH THE GOLDEN VALLEY
NOYON CATHEDRAL
DOWN THE OISE: TO COMPIÈGNE
AT COMPIÈGNE
CHANGED TIMES
DOWN THE OISE: CHURCH INTERIORS
PRÉCY AND THE MARIONNETTES
BACK TO THE WORLD
TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES
CONTENTS
VELAY
THE DONKEY, THE PACK, AND THE PACK-SADDLE
THE GREEN DONKEY-DRIVER
I HAVE A GOAD
UPPER GÉVAUDAN
A CAMP IN THE DARK
CHEYLARD AND LUC
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
FATHER APOLLINARIS
THE MONKS
THE BOARDERS
UPPER GÉVAUDAN (continued)
ACROSS THE GOULET
A NIGHT AMONG THE PINES
THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS
ACROSS THE LOZÈRE
PONT DE MONTVERT
IN THE VALLEY OF THE TARN
FLORAC
IN THE VALLEY OF THE MIMENTE
THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY
THE LAST DAY
FAREWELL, MODESTINE!
EDINBURGH: PICTURESQUE NOTES
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
ESSAYS OF TRAVEL
CONTENTS
I. THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT
THE SECOND CABIN
EARLY IMPRESSIONS
STEERAGE SCENES
STEERAGE TYPES
THE SICK MAN
THE STOWAWAYS
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND REVIEW
NEW YORK
II. COCKERMOUTH AND KESWICK A FRAGMENT
COCKERMOUTH
AN EVANGELIST
ANOTHER
LAST OF SMETHURST
III. AN AUTUMN EFFECT
IV. A WINTER’S WALK IN CARRICK AND GALLOWAY A FRAGMENT
V. FOREST NOTES 1875-6
ON THE PLAIN
IN THE SEASON
IDLE HOURS
A PLEASURE-PARTY
THE WOODS IN SPRING
MORALITY
VI. A MOUNTAIN TOWN IN FRANCE A FRAGMENT
VII. RANDOM MEMORIES: ROSA QUO LOCORUM
VIII. THE IDEAL HOUSE
IX. DAVOS IN WINTER
X. HEALTH AND MOUNTAINS
XI. ALPINE DIVERSIONS
XII. THE STIMULATION OF THE ALPS
XIII. ROADS
XIV. ON THE ENJOYMENT OF UNPLEASANT PLACES
ACROSS THE PLAINS
CONTENTS
LETTER TO THE AUTHOR
I ACROSS THE PLAINS
The Emigrant Train
The Plains of Nebraska
The Desert of Wyoming
Fellow-Passengers
Despised Races
To the Golden Gates
II THE OLD PACIFIC CAPITAL
The Woods and the Pacific
Mexicans, Americans, and Indians
III FONTAINEBLEAU Village Communities of Painters
IV EPILOGUE TO “AN INLAND VOYAGE”
V RANDOM MEMORIES
I. - The Coast of Fife
VI RANDOM MEMORIES
II. - The Education of an Engineer
VII THE LANTERN-BEARERS
VIII A CHAPTER ON DREAMS
IX BEGGARS
X LETTER TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO PROPOSES TO EMBRACE THE CAREER OF ART
XI PULVIS ET UMBRA
XII A CHRISTMAS SERMON
THE SILVERADO SQUATTERS
CONTENTS
THE SILVERADO SQUATTERS
PART I - IN THE VALLEY
CHAPTER I - CALISTOGA
CHAPTER II - THE PETRIFIED FOREST
CHAPTER III - NAPA WINE
CHAPTER IV - THE SCOT ABROAD
PART II - WITH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
CHAPTER I. - TO INTRODUCE MR. KELMAR
CHAPTER II - FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SILVERADO
CHAPTER III. THE RETURN
THE ACT OF SQUATTING
THE HUNTER’S FAMILY
THE SEA FOGS
THE TOLL HOUSE
A STARRY DRIVE
EPISODES IN THE STORY OF A MINE
TOILS AND PLEASURES
THE OLD AND NEW PACIFIC CAPITALS
CONTENTS
MONTEREY
MEXICANS, AMERICANS, AND INDIANS
SAN FRANCISCO
The Non-Fiction
VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS
CONTENTS
“VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE”
ON FALLING IN LOVE
TRUTH OF INTERCOURSE
CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH
AN APOLOGY FOR IDLERS
ORDERED SOUTH
ÆS TRIPLEX
EL DORADO
THE ENGLISH ADMIRALS
SOME PORTRAITS BY RAEBURN
CHILD’S PLAY
WALKING TOURS
PAN’S PIPES
A PLEA FOR GAS LAMPS
FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS
CONTENTS
PREFACE. BY WAY OF CRITICISM.
VICTOR HUGO’S ROMANCES.
SOME ASPECTS OF ROBERT BURNS
WALT WHITMAN.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU: HIS CHARACTER AND OPINIONS.
YOSHIDA-TORAJIRO
FRANÇOIS VILLON, STUDENT, POET, AND HOUSEBREAKER.
CHARLES OF ORLEANS.
SAMUEL PEPYS.
The Diary.
A Liberal Genius.
Respectability.
JOHN KNOX AND HIS RELATIONS TO WOMEN.
MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS
CONTENTS
NOTE
CHAPTER I. THE FOREIGNER AT HOME
CHAPTER II. SOME COLLEGE MEMORIES
CHAPTER III. OLD MORTALITY
CHAPTER IV. A COLLEGE MAGAZINE
CHAPTER V. AN OLD SCOTCH GARDENER
CHAPTER VI. PASTORAL
CHAPTER VII. THE MANSE
CHAPTER VIII. MEMOIRS OF AN ISLET
CHAPTER IX. THOMAS STEVENSON - CIVIL ENGINEER
CHAPTER X. TALK AND TALKERS
CHAPTER XI. TALK AND TALKERS
CHAPTER XII. THE CHARACTER OF DOGS
CHAPTER XIII. A PENNY PLAIN AND TWOPENCE COLOURED
CHAPTER XIV. A GOSSIP ON A NOVEL OF DUMAS’S
CHAPTER XV. A GOSSIP ON ROMANCE
CHAPTER XVI. A HUMBLE REMONSTRANCE
MEMOIR OF FLEEMING JENKIN
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II. 1833-1851.
CHAPTER III. 1851-1858.
CHAPTER IV. 1859-1868.
CHAPTER V. - NOTES OF TELEGRAPH VOYAGES, 1858 TO 1873.
CHAPTER VI. - 1869-1885.
CHAPTER VII. 1875-1885.
APPENDIX.
RECORDS OF A FAMILY OF ENGINEERS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: THE SURNAME OF STEVENSON
CHAPTER I: DOMESTIC ANNALS
CHAPTER II: THE SERVICE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
CHAPTER III: THE BUILDING OF THE BELL ROCK
I - OPERATIONS OF 1807
II - OPERATIONS OF 1808
III - OPERATIONS OF 1809
IV - OPERATIONS OF 1810
ADDITIONAL MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS
CONTENTS
RANDOM MEMORIES
I. THE COAST OF FIFE
II. THE EDUCATION OF AN ENGINEER
A CHAPTER ON DREAMS
BEGGARS
THE LANTERN-BEARERS
LATER ESSAYS
CONTENTS
FONTAINEBLEAU. VILLAGE COMMUNITIES OF PAINTERS
A NOTE ON REALISM
ON SOME TECHNICAL ELEMENTS OF STYLE IN LITERATURE
THE MORALITY OF THE PROFESSION OF LETTERS
BOOKS WHICH HAVE INFLUENCED ME
THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROW
LETTER TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO PROPOSES TO EMBRACE THE CAREER OF ART
PULVIS ET UMBRA
A CHRISTMAS SERMON
FATHER DAMIEN. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE REVEREND DR. HYDE OF HONOLULU
MY FIRST BOOK- “TREASURE ISLAND”
THE GENESIS OF “THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE”
RANDOM MEMORIES: ROSA QUO LOCORUM
REFLECTIONS AND REMARKS ON HUMAN LIFE
THE IDEAL HOUSE
LAY MORALS AND OTHER PAPERS
CONTENTS
PREFACE BY MRS. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
LAY MORALS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
FATHER DAMIEN. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE REVEREND DR. HYDE OF HONOLULU
THE PENTLAND RISING. A PAGE OF HISTORY
CHAPTER I - THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLT
CHAPTER II - THE BEGINNING
CHAPTER III - THE MARCH OF THE REBELS
CHAPTER IV - RULLION GREEN
CHAPTER V - A RECORD OF BLOOD
THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROW
COLLEGE PAPERS
CHAPTER I - EDINBURGH STUDENTS IN 1824
CHAPTER II - THE MODERN STUDENT CONSIDERED GENERALLY
CHAPTER III - DEBATING SOCIETIES
CHAPTER IV - THE PHILOSOPHY OF UMBRELLAS
CHAPTER V - THE PHILOSOPHY OF NOMENCLATURE
CRITICISMS
CHAPTER I - LORD LYTTON’S ‘FABLES IN SONG’
CHAPTER II - SALVINI’S MACBETH
CHAPTER III - BAGSTER’S ‘PILGRIM’S PROGRESS’
SKETCHES
I. THE SATIRIST
II. NUITS BLANCHES
III. THE WREATH OF IMMORTELLES
IV. NURSES
V. A CHARACTER
PRAYERS WRITTEN FOR FAMILY USE AT VAILIMA
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FOR SUCCESS
FOR GRACE
AT MORNING
EVENING
ANOTHER FOR EVENING
IN TIME OF RAIN
ANOTHER IN TIME OF RAIN
BEFORE A TEMPORARY SEPARATION
FOR FRIENDS
FOR THE FAMILY
SUNDAY
FOR SELF-BLAME
FOR SELF-FORGETFULNESS
FOR RENEWAL OF JOY
A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN
AUTHOR’S NOTE
A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I - THE ELEMENTS OF DISCORD: NATIVE
CHAPTER II - THE ELEMENTS OF DISCORD: FOREIGN
CHAPTER III - THE SORROWS OF LAUPEPA, 1883 TO 1887
CHAPTER IV - BRANDEIS
CHAPTER V - THE BATTLE OF MATAUTU
CHAPTER VI - LAST EXPLOITS OF BECKER
CHAPTER VII - THE SAMOAN CAMPS
CHAPTER VIII - AFFAIRS OF LAULII AND FANGALII
CHAPTER IX- “FUROR CONSULARIS”
CHAPTER X - THE HURRICANE
CHAPTER XI - LAUPEPA AND MATAAFA
IN THE SOUTH SEAS
CONTENTS
PART 1: THE MARQUESAS
CHAPTER I - AN ISLAND LANDFALL
CHAPTER II - MAKING FRIENDS
CHAPTER III - THE MAROON
CHAPTER IV - DEATH
CHAPTER V - DEPOPULATION
CHAPTER VI - CHIEFS AND TAPUS
CHAPTER VII - HATIHEU
CHAPTER VIII - THE PORT OF ENTRY
CHAPTER IX - THE HOUSE OF TEMOANA
CHAPTER X - A PORTRAIT AND A STORY
CHAPTER XI - LONG-PIG - A CANNIBAL HIGH PLACE
CHAPTER XII - THE STORY OF A PLANTATION
CHAPTER XIII - CHARACTERS
CHAPTER XIV - IN A CANNIBAL VALLEY
CHAPTER XV - THE TWO CHIEFS OF ATUONA
PART II: THE PAUMOTUS
CHAPTER I - THE DANGEROUS ARCHIPELAGO - ATOLLS AT A DISTANCE
CHAPTER II - FAKARAVA: AN ATOLL AT HAND
CHAPTER III - A HOUSE TO LET IN A LOW ISLAND
CHAPTER IV - TRAITS AND SECTS IN THE PAUMOTUS
CHAPTER V - A PAUMOTUAN FUNERAL
CHAPTER VI - GRAVEYARD STORIES
PART III: THE GILBERTS
CHAPTER I - BUTARITARI
CHAPTER II - THE FOUR BROTHERS
CHAPTER III - AROUND OUR HOUSE
CHAPTER IV - A TALE OF A TAPU
CHAPTER V - A TALE OF A TAPU - continued
CHAPTER VI - THE FIVE DAYS’ FESTIVAL
CHAPTER VII - HUSBAND AND WIFE
PART IV: THE GILBERTS - APEMAMA
CHAPTER I - THE KING OF APEMAMA: THE ROYAL TRADER
CHAPTER II - THE KING OF APEMAMA: FOUNDATION OF EQUATOR TOWN
CHAPTER III - THE KING OF APEMAMA: THE PALACE OF MANY WOMEN
CHAPTER IV - THE KING OF APEMAMA: EQUATOR TOWN AND THE PALACE
CHAPTER V - KING AND COMMONS
CHAPTER VI - THE KING OF APEMAMA: DEVIL-WORK
CHAPTER VII - THE KING OF APEMAMA
LETTERS FROM SAMOA
CONTENTS
LETTERS TO THE “TIMES,” “PALL MALL GAZETTE,” ETC.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
COPIES OF A CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF APIA AND BARON SENFFT VON PILSACH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “PALL MALL GAZETTE”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “TIMES”
FROM THE “DAILY CHRONICLE,” March 18, 1895.
LETTERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE
TO MISS B...
UNDER COVER TO MISS B...
TO AUSTIN STRONG
TO AUSTIN STRONG
TO AUSTIN STRONG
TO AUSTIN STRONG
TO AUSTIN STRONG
TO AUSTIN STRONG
TO AUSTIN STRONG
JUVENILIA AND OTHER PAPERS
CONTENTS
THE PENTLAND RISING
THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLT
THE BEGINNING
THE MARCH OF THE REBELS
RULLION GREEN
A RECORD OF BLOOD
SKETCHES
THE SATIRIST
NUITS BLANCHES
THE WREATH OF IMMORTELLES
NURSES
A CHARACTER
COLLEGE PAPERS
EDINBURGH STUDENTS IN 1824
THE MODERN STUDENT CONSIDERED GENERALLY
DEBATING SOCIETIES
THE PHILOSOPHY OF UMBRELLAS
THE PHILOSOPHY OF NOMENCLATURE
NOTES AND ESSAYS CHIEFLY OF THE ROAD
A RETROSPECT
COCKERMOUTH AND KESWICK
AN EVANGELIST
ANOTHER
LAST OF SMETHURST
ROADS
NOTES ON THE MOVEMENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
ON THE ENJOYMENT OF UNPLEASANT PLACES
AN AUTUMN EFFECT
A WINTER’S WALK IN CARRICK AND GALLOWAY
FOREST NOTES
ON THE PLAIN
IN THE SEASON
IDLE HOURS
A PLEASURE-PARTY
THE WOODS IN SPRING
MORALITY
CRITICISMS
LORD LYTTON’S “FABLES IN SONG”
SALVINI’S MACBETH
BAGSTER’S “PILGRIM’S PROGRESS”
AN APPEAL TO THE CLERGY OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND WITH A NOTE FOR THE LAITY
THE CHARITY BAZAAR
THE LIGHT-KEEPER
ON A NEW FORM OF INTERMITTENT LIGHT FOR LIGHTHOUSES
ON THE THERMAL INFLUENCE OF FORESTS
ESSAYS OF TRAVEL
DAVOS IN WINTER
HEALTH AND MOUNTAINS
ALPINE DIVERSIONS
THE STIMULATION OF THE ALPS
STEVENSON AT PLAY
INTRODUCTION BY MR. LLOYD OSBOURNE
WAR CORRESPONDENCE FROM STEVENSON’S NOTE-BOOK
THE DAVOS PRESS
BLACK CANYON
NOT I, AND OTHER POEMS
MORAL EMBLEMS
A MARTIAL ELEGY FOR SOME LEAD SOLDIERS.
THE GRAVER & THE PEN.
MORAL TALES
ROBIN AND BEN: OR, THE PIRATE AND THE APOTHECARY
THE BUILDER’S DOOM
PIERRE JEAN DE BÉRANGER ARTICLE
The Letters
THE LETTERS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
CONTENTS
VOLUME I.
CHAPTER I - STUDENT DAYS AT EDINBURGH, TRAVELS AND EXCURSIONS, 1868-1873
CHAPTER II - STUDENT DAYS - ORDERED SOUTH, SEPTEMBER 1873-JULY 1875
CHAPTER III - ADVOCATE AND AUTHOR, EDINBURGH - PARIS - FONTAINEBLEAU, JULY 1875-JULY 1879
CHAPTER IV - THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT, MONTEREY AND SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 1879-JULY 1880
CHAPTER V - ALPINE WINTERS AND HIGHLAND SUMMERS, AUGUST 1880- OCTOBER 1882
CHAPTER VI - MARSEILLES AND HYERES, OCTOBER 1882-AUGUST 1884
CHAPTER VII - LIFE AT BOURNEMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 1884-DECEMBER 1885
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER VIII - LIFE AT BOURNEMOUTH, CONTINUED, JANUARY 1886-JULY 1887
CHAPTER IX - THE UNITED STATES AGAIN: WINTER IN THE ADIRONDACKS, AUGUST 1887-OCTOBER 1888
CHAPTER X - PACIFIC VOYAGES, JUNE 1888-NOVEMBER 1890
CHAPTER XI - LIFE IN SAMOA, NOVEMBER 1890-DECEMBER 1892
CHAPTER XII - LIFE IN SAMOA, CONTINUED, JANUARY 1893-DECEMBER 1894
VAILIMA LETTERS
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL NOTE.
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XLI
CHAPTER XLII
CHAPTER XLIII
CHAPTER XLIV
APPENDIX
The Biographies
THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON by Sir Graham Balfour
CONTENTS
PREFACE
VOLUME I
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
VOLUME II
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON by Alexander H. Japp
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS
CHAPTER II - TREASURE ISLAND AND SOME REMINISCENCES
CHAPTER III - THE CHILD FATHER OF THE MAN
CHAPTER IV - HEREDITY ILLUSTRATED
CHAPTER V - TRAVELS
CHAPTER VI - SOME EARLIER LETTERS
CHAPTER VII - THE VAILIMA LETTERS
CHAPTER VIII - WORK OF LATER YEARS
CHAPTER IX - SOME CHARACTERISTICS
CHAPTER X - A SAMOAN MEMORIAL OF R. L. STEVENSON
CHAPTER XI - MISS STUBBS’ RECORD OF A PILGRIMAGE
CHAPTER XII - HIS GENIUS AND METHODS
CHAPTER XIII - PREACHER AND MYSTIC FABULIST
CHAPTER XIV - STEVENSON AS DRAMATIST
CHAPTER XV - THEORY OF GOOD AND EVIL
CHAPTER XVI - STEVENSON’S GLOOM
CHAPTER XVII - PROOFS OF GROWTH
CHAPTER XVIII - EARLIER DETERMINATIONS AND RESULTS
CHAPTER XIX - EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN’S ESTIMATE
CHAPTER XX - EGOTISTIC ELEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS
CHAPTER XXI - UNITY IN STEVENSON’S STORIES
CHAPTER XXII - PERSONAL CHEERFULNESS AND INVENTED GLOOM
CHAPTER XXIII - EDINBURGH REVIEWERS’ DICTA INAPPLICABLE TO LATER WORK
CHAPTER XXIV - MR HENLEY’S SPITEFUL PERVERSIONS
CHAPTER XXV - MR CHRISTIE MURRAY’S IMPRESSIONS
CHAPTER XXVI - HERO-VILLAINS
CHAPTER XXVII - MR G. MOORE, MR MARRIOTT WATSON AND OTHERS
CHAPTER XXVIII - UNEXPECTED COMBINATIONS
CHAPTER XXIX - LOVE OF VAGABONDS
CHAPTER XXX - LORD ROSEBERY’S CASE
CHAPTER XXXI - MR GOSSE AND MS. OF TREASURE ISLAND
CHAPTER XXXII - STEVENSON PORTRAITS
CHAPTER XXXIII - LAPSES AND ERRORS IN CRITICISM
CHAPTER XXXIV - LETTERS AND POEMS IN TESTIMONY
APPENDIX
THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Jacqueline M. Overton
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
THE LIFE OF MRS. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON by Nellie Van De Grift Sanchez
PREFACE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
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