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Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, novelist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Kidnapped, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Treasure Island. Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne has written this adventure novel. The Wrecker is full of exciting incidents, quick action and vivid characters. The setting is modern and shifts from land to sea. The main story begins in San Francisco with the purchase of a wrecked ship, flying sand, and the new owners' voyage in search of treasure. Instead of the joy of finding treasure there is a horrible tragedy. Clues in a stamp collection will help track down the missing crew and solve the mystery.
Table of Contents
- THE WRECKER
- 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.
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