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The Greatest Adventure Books of Robert Louis Stevenson
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Length80h 12m
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In *The Greatest Adventure Books of Robert Louis Stevenson*, readers are immersed in a world of thrilling escapades and rich storytelling. This collection showcases Stevenson's masterful narrative style, characterized by vivid descriptions and engaging dialogue that transport audiences to exotic locales. Each tale—a blend of adventure, suspense, and moral inquiry—reflects the Victorian fascination with exploration and the human spirit's resilience in the face of danger. Stevenson's works, notably *Treasure Island* and *Kidnapped*, reveal a keen understanding of both character and setting that captivates readers and provides insights into the era's cultural landscape. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist renowned for his explorations of adventure and morality. His own formative experiences as a wanderer and love for the sea deeply influenced his writing. His travels across Europe and the South Seas, alongside his struggles with health and personal quests for meaning, enriched his narratives, invoking a longing for adventure that resonates profoundly with readers seeking both escapism and introspection. This anthology is essential for lovers of adventure literature, offering a splendid gateway into Stevenson's remarkable imagination. It is perfect for both new readers and those familiar with his canon, inviting them to explore the timeless themes of courage, friendship, and the quest for identity that lie at the heart of these enthralling tales.
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GenreAction and Adventure, Literary Classics
Length80 hrs 12 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 13, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Novels
120Chapter XIV. The Cabin of the “Flying Scud.”
2Part I. The Old Buccaneer
121Chapter XV. The Cargo of the “Flying Scud.”
3Chapter I. The Old Sea-dog at the 'Admiral Benbow'
122Chapter XVI. In Which I Turn Smuggler, and the Captain Casuist
4Chapter II. Black Dog Appears and Disappears
123Chapter XVII. Light from the Man of War.
5Chapter III. The Black Spot
124Chapter XVIII. Cross-Questions and Crooked Answers.
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6Chapter IV. The Sea Chest
125Chapter XIX. Travels with a Shyster.
7Chapter V. The Last of the Blind Man
126Chapter XX. Stallbridge-Le-Carthew.
8Chapter VI. The Captain’s Papers
127Chapter XXI. Face to Face.
9Part II. The Sea Cook
128Chapter XXII. The Remittance Man.
10Chapter VII. I Go to Bristol
129Chapter XXIII. The Budget of the “Currency Lass.”
11Chapter VIII. At the Sign of the 'Spy-Glass'
130Chapter XXIV. A Hard Bargain.
12Chapter IX. Powder and Arms
131Chapter XXV. A Bad Bargain.
13Chapter X. The Voyage
132Epilogue:
14Chapter XI. What I Heard in the Apple Barrel
133Part I
15Chapter XII. Council of War
134Chapter 1. Night on the Beach
16Part III. My Shore Adventure
135Chapter 2. Morning on the Beach — The Three Letters
17Chapter XIII. How My Shore Adventure Began
136Chapter 3. The Old Calaboose — Destiny at the Door
18Chapter XIV. The First Blow
137Chapter 4. The Yellow Flag
19Chapter XV. The Man of the Island
138Chapter 5. The Cargo of Champagne
20Part IV. The Stockade
139Chapter 6. The Partners
21Chapter XVI. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship was Abandoned
140Part II. The Quartette
22Chapter XVII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-boat’s Last Trip
141Chapter 7. The Pearl-Fisher
23Chapter XVIII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: End of the First Day’s Fighting
142Chapter 8. Better Acquaintance
24Chapter XIX. Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins: The Garrison in the Stockade
143Chapter 9. The Dinner Party
25Chapter XX. Silver’s Embassy
144Chapter 10. The Open Door
26Chapter XXI. The Attack
145Chapter 11. David and Goliath
27Part V. My Sea Adventure
146Chapter 12. Tail-Piece
28Chapter XXII. How My Sea Adventure Began
147Chapter I. A Tale of a Lion Rampant
29Chapter XXIII. The Ebb-tide Runs
148Chapter II. A Tale of a Pair of Scissors
30Chapter XXIV. The Cruise of the Coracle
149Chapter III. Major Chevenix Comes into the Story, and Goguelat Goes Out
31Chapter XXV. I Strike the Jolly Roger
150Chapter IV. St. Ives Gets a Bundle of Bank Notes
32Chapter XXVI. Israel Hands
151Chapter V. St. Ives is Shown a House
33Chapter XXVII. 'Pieces of Eight'
152Chapter VI. The Escape
34Part VI. Captain Silver
153Chapter VII. Swanston Cottage
35Chapter XXVIII. In the Enemy’s Camp
154Chapter VIII. The Henhouse
36Chapter XXIX. The Black Spot Again
155Chapter IX. Three is Company, and Four None
37Chapter XXX. On Parole
156Chapter X. The Drovers
38Chapter XXXI. The Treasure Hunt — Flint’s Pointer
157Chapter XI. The Great North Road
39Chapter XXXII. The Treasure Hunt — The Voice Among the Trees
158Chapter XII. I Follow a Covered Cart Nearly to My Destination
40Chapter XXXIII. The Fall of a Chieftain
159Chapter XIII. I Meet Two of My Countrymen
41Chapter XXXIV. And Last
160Chapter XIV. Travels of the Covered Cart
42Chapter I. I Set Off upon My Journey to the House of Shaws
161Chapter XV. The Adventure of the Attorney’s Clerk
43Chapter II. I Come to My Journey’s End
162Chapter XVI. The Homecoming of Mr. Rowley’s Viscount
44Chapter III. I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle
163Chapter XVII. The Despatch-Box
45Chapter IV. I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws
164Chapter XVIII. Mr. Romaine Calls Me Names
46Chapter V. I Go to the Queen’s Ferry
165Chapter XIX. The Devil and All at Amersham Place
47Chapter VI. What Befell at the Queen’s Ferry
166Chapter XX. After the Storm
48Chapter VII. I Go to Sea in the Brig “Covenant” of Dysart
167Chapter XXI. I Become the Owner of a Claret-Coloured Chaise
49Chapter VIII. The Roundhouse
168Chapter XXII. Character and Acquirements of Mr. Rowley
50Chapter IX. The Man with the Belt of Gold
169Chapter XXIII. The Adventure of the Runaway Couple
51Chapter X. The Siege of the Roundhouse
170Chapter XXIV. The Innkeeper of Kirkby-Lonsdale
52Chapter XI. The Captain Knuckles under
171Chapter XXV. I Meet a Cheerful Extravagant
53Chapter XII. I Hear of the “Red Fox”
172Chapter XXVI. The Cottage at Night
54Chapter XIII. The Loss of the Brig
173Chapter XXVII. The Sabbath Day
55Chapter XIV. The Islet
174Chapter XXVIII. Events of Monday: The Lawyer’s Party
56Chapter XV. The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull
175Chapter XXIX. Events of Tuesday: The Toils Closing
57Chapter XVI. The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven
176Chapter XXX. Events of Wednesday; The University of Cramond
58Chapter XVII. The Death of the Red Fox
177Prologue John Amend-All
59Chapter XVIII. I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore
178Book I. The Two Lads
60Chapter XIX. The House of Fear
179Chapter I. At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley
61Chapter XX. The Flight in the Heather: The Rocks
180Chapter II. In the Fen
62Chapter XXI. The Flight in the Heather: The Heugh of Corrynakiegh
181Chapter III. The Fen Ferry
63Chapter XXII. The Flight in the Heather: The Moor
182Chapter IV. A Greenwood Company
64Chapter XXIII. Cluny’s Cage
183Chapter V. “Bloody as the Hunter”
65Chapter XXIV. The Flight in the Heather: The Quarrel
184Chapter VI. To the Day’s End
66Chapter XXV. In Balquhidder
185Chapter VII. The Hooded Face
67Chapter XXVI. End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth
186Book II. The Moat House
68Chapter XXVII. I Come to Mr. Rankeillor
187Chapter I. Dick Asks Questions
69Chapter XXVIII. I Go in Quest of My Inheritance
188Chapter II. The Two Oaths
70Chapter XXIX. I Come into My Kingdom
189Chapter III. The Room over the Chapel
71Chapter XXX. Goodbye
190Chapter IV. The Passage
72Dedication
191Chapter V. How Dick Changed Sides
73Part I. The Lord Advocate
192Book III. My Lord Foxham
74Chapter I. A Beggar on Horseback
193Chapter I. The House by the Shore
75Chapter II. The Highland Writer
194Chapter II. A Skirmish in the Dark
76Chapter III. I Go to Pilrig
195Chapter III. St. Bride’s Cross
77Chapter IV. Lord Advocate Prestongrange
196Chapter IV. The “Good Hope”
78Chapter V. In the Advocate’s House
197Chapter V. The “Good Hope” (Continued)
79Chapter VI. Umquile the Master of Lovat
198Chapter VI. The “Good Hope” (Concluded)
80Chapter VII. I Make a Fault in Honour
199Book IV. The Disguise
81Chapter VIII. The Bravo
200Chapter I. The Den
82Chapter IX. The Heather on Fire
201Chapter II. “In Mine Enemies’ House”
83Chapter X. The Red-Headed Man
202Chapter III. The Dead Spy
84Chapter XI. The Wood by Silvermills
203Chapter IV. In the Abbey Church
85Chapter XII. On the March again with Alan
204Chapter V. Earl Risingham
86Chapter XIII. Gillane Sands
205Chapter VI. Arblaster Again
87Chapter XIV. The Bass
206Book V. Crookback
88Chapter XV. Black Andie’s Tale of Tod Lapraik
207Chapter I. The Shrill Trumpet
89Chapter XVI. The Missing Witness
208Chapter II. The Battle of Shoreby
90Chapter XVII. The Memorial
209Chapter III. The Battle of Shoreby (Concluded)
91Chapter XVIII. The Tee’d Ball
210Chapter IV. The Sack of Shoreby
92Chapter XIX. I Am Much in the Hands of the Ladies
211Chapter V. Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham
93Chapter XX. I Continue to Move in Good Society
212Chapter VI. Night in the Woods (Concluded): Dick and Joan
94Part II. Father and Daughter
213Chapter VII. Dick’s Revenge
95Chapter XXI. The Voyage into Holland
214Chapter VIII. Conclusion
96Chapter XXII. Helvoetsluys
215Short Stories
97Chapter XXIII. Travels in Holland
216Island Nights' Entertainments (South Sea Tales)
98Chapter XXIV. Full Story of a Copy of Heineccius
217The Beach of Falesá.
99Chapter XXV. The Return of James More
218Chapter I. A South Sea Bridal.
100Chapter XXVI. The Threesome
219Chapter II. The Ban.
101Chapter XXVII. A Twosome
220Chapter III. The Missionary.
102Chapter XXVIII. In which I Am Left Alone
221Chapter IV. Devil-Work.
103Chapter XXIX. We Meet in Dunkirk.
222Chapter V. Night in the Bush.
104Chapter XXX. The Letter from the Ship
223The Bottle Imp.
105Conclusion
224The Isle of Voices.
106Prologue.
225The Adventure of the Hansom Cab (pt. 1)
107Chapter I. A Sound Commercial Education.
226The Adventure of the Hansom Cab (pt. 2)
108Chapter II. Roussillon Wine.
227The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective (pt. 1)
109Chapter III. To Introduce Mr. Pinkerton.
228The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective (pt. 2)
110Chapter IV. In Which I Experience Extremes of Fortune.
229Chapter I. In which John Sows the Wind
111Chapter V. In Which I Am Down on My Luck in Paris.
230Chapter II. In which John Reaps the Whirlwind
112Chapter VI. In Which I Go West.
231Chapter III. In which John Enjoys the Harvest Home
113Chapter VII. Irons in the Fire.
232Chapter IV. The Second Sowing
114Chapter VIII. Faces on the City Front.
233Chapter V. The Prodigal’s Return
115Chapter IX. The Wreck of the “Flying Scud.”
234Chapter VI. The House at Murrayfield
116Chapter X. In Which the Crew Vanish.
235Chapter VII. A Tragicomedy in a Cab
117Chapter XI. In Which Jim and I Take Different Ways.
236Chapter VIII. Singular Instance of the Utility of Pass-Keys
118Chapter XII. The “Norah Creina.”
237Chapter IX. In which Mr. Nicholson Accepts the Principle of an Allowance
119Chapter XIII. The Island and the Wreck.
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