Ebb-Tide

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9781775451372
• Edition: 0

Best known for rip-roaring adventure tales such as Kidnapped, Treasure Island, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson penned the novella The Ebb-Tide in collaboration with his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne. Regarded by critics as a sharp rebuke of British imperialism, the plot revolves around three transients who board a ship that they think is carrying a large quantity of champagne, only to find that their attempted heist has backfired in the worst way imaginable.

Table of contents

• THE EBB-TIDE
• Contents
• PART I - A TRIO AND QUARTETTE
• 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
• PART II - THE QUARTETTE
• 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