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The WreckerRobert Louis Stevenson

The Wrecker

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Original author: Robert Louis Stevenson

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"The Wrecker" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne is an adventure novel written in 1892. The story centers on the mysterious abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Atoll. Clues hidden in a stamp collection lead to tracking down the missing crew and unraveling what happened. This sprawling South Sea tale combines episodic adventure, comedy, and detective mystery elements that only connect in the final chapter. The loosely woven narrative reflects its collaborative creation, with each author contributing different sections.

The Wrecker, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1024.

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27 Chapters

  1. 1.Prologue: In the Marquesas3,453 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: A Sound Commercial Education4,180 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Roussillon Wine3,672 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: To Introduce Mr. Pinkerton4,817 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: In Which I Experience Extremes of Fortune4,437 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: In Which I Am Down on My Luck in Paris5,066 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: In Which I Go West4,965 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Irons in the Fire7,880 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Faces on the City Front4,128 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Wreck of the “flying Scud.”4,640 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: In Which the Crew Vanish7,758 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: In Which Jim and I Take Different Ways4,797 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The “norah Creina.”5,632 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Island and the Wreck3,776 words
  1. 15.Chapter XIV: The Cabin of the “flying Scud.”4,742 words
  2. 16.Chapter XV: The Cargo of the “flying Scud.”4,493 words
  3. 17.Chapter XVI: In Which I Turn Smuggler, and the Captain Casuist4,451 words
  4. 18.Chapter XVII: Light From the Man of War4,589 words
  5. 19.Chapter XVIII: Cross-Questions and Crooked Answers5,015 words
  6. 20.Chapter XIX: Travels with a Shyster7,484 words
  7. 21.Chapter XX: Stallbridge-Le-Carthew4,102 words
  8. 22.Chapter XXI: Face to Face2,354 words
  9. 23.Chapter XXII: The Remittance Man7,991 words
  10. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Budget of the “currency Lass.”8,150 words
  11. 25.Chapter XXIV: A Hard Bargain4,358 words
  12. 26.Chapter XXV: A Bad Bargain7,005 words
  13. 27.Epilogue1,932 words