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... Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so called Written by himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson with a preface by Mr. Stevenson...

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...D Being the Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 by Robert Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication ... ...emoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 by Robert Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Kidnapped by... ...nn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Port... ... with a preface by Mr. Stevenson Preface to the Biographical Edition WHILE MY HUSBAND and Mr. Henley were engaged in writ- ing plays in Bournemouth th... ...itles, hoping to use them in the future. Dramatic composition was not what my husband preferred, but the torrent of Mr. Henley’s enthusiasm swept him ... ...ould think I was so easily to be deceived. It was a dark night, with a few stars low down; and as I stood just outside the door, I heard a hollow moan... ... clouds. For all that, and before the sun began to peep or the last of the stars had vanished, I made my way to the side of the burn, and had a plunge... ..., to realise that I must be lying somewhere bound in the belly of that un- lucky ship, and that the wind must have strengthened to a gale. With the cl... ... house. When I told him of my catechist, he shook his head, and said I was lucky to have got clear off. “That is a very danger- ous man,” he said; “Du...

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Excerpt: Tales and Fantasies by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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...Excerpt: My Dear Charles, It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company?s office, must expect his late re-a...

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... (The Sequal to Kidnapped) by Robert Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pub... ... (The Sequal to Kidnapped) by Robert Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Cat... ...enson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...ped) by Robert Louis Stevenson DEDICATION. To Charles Baxter, Writer to the Signet. My Dear Charles, IT IS THE FATE OF SEQUELS to disappoint those who... ...harles, IT IS THE FATE OF SEQUELS to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustr... ...u why; it just seems it was the thing he wanted. She had wonderful bright eyes like stars, and I daresay the eyes had a part in it; but what I remembe... ...etition you will not forget me. David Balfour is the name I am known by. This is my lucky day, when I have just come into a landed estate, and am not ... ...e in mind for the sake of Balwhidder,” said I, “and I will yours for the sake of my lucky day.” “My name is not spoken,” she replied, with a great dea... ...h it. I was in this frame, my heart beating, the grey eyes plain before me like two stars, when Andie broke in upon my musing. “I see ye has gotten gu...

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...bours, ran often in his mind at sea to the tune of slatting canvas, and were dismissed (something of the suddenest) on the approach of squalls. It is my hope that these surroundings of its manufacture may to some degree find favour for my story with seafarers and sea-lovers like yourselves....

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... A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter’s Tale by Ro... ... A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter’s Tale by Robert Louis St... ... the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter’s Tale by Ro... ... contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter’s Tale by Robert Louis St... ...urs, ran often in his mind at sea to the tune of slatting canvas, and were dismissed (something of the suddenest) on the approach of squalls. It is my... ...something of the suddenest) on the approach of squalls. It is my hope that these surroundings of its manufacture may to some degree find favour for my... ..., there was nothing in this contretemps to affect the mind of any soldier; but he had a quick perception of the men’s wishes, and it was plain this lu... ... I remember his laying his finger on the clean lozenge of the painted window one day when we three were alone together in the hall. “Here went your lu... ...either slept nor yet sat down, but kept his watch with a perpetual and straining vigilance, and it was even with unconcern that (when he saw by the st...

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Excerpt: St. Ives, The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Excerpt: Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Excerpt: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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...Excerpt: The Second Cabin. I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow. Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies. A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the No...

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... was a fresh experience: even the tongue would be quite strange to me; and the look of these woods and mountains, and the rare smell of them, renewed my blood....

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Excerpt: In The South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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...Excerpt: For the long nights you lay awake And watched for my unworthy sake: For your most comfortable hand That led me through the uneven land: For all the story-books you read: For all the pains you comforted:...

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Excerpt: New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Excerpt: Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Excerpt: The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. One.

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