Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated) (484 page)

Esther made a movement towards the door, but long before she reached it she had broken forth sobbing.

‘It is all right,’ said the Admiral; ‘I understand the sex.
Let me make you my compliments, Mr. Naseby.’

The Squire was too much relieved to be angry.

‘My dear,’ said he to Esther, ‘you must not agitate yourself.’

‘She had better go up and see him right away,’ suggested Van
Tromp.

‘I had not ventured to propose it,’ replied the Squire. ‘LES
CONVENANCES, I believe - ‘

‘JE M’EN FICHE,’ cried the Admiral, snapping his fingers.
‘She shall go and see my friend Dick. Run and get ready,
Esther.’

Esther obeyed.

‘She has not - has not run away again?’ inquired Mr. Naseby, as soon as she was gone.

‘No,’ said Van Tromp, ‘not again. She is a devilish odd girl though, mind you that.’

‘But I cannot stomach the man with the carbuncles,’ thought the Squire.

And this is why there is a new household and a brand-new baby in Naseby Dower House; and why the great Van Tromp lives in pleasant style upon the shores of England; and why twenty-six individual copies of the THYMEBURY STAR are received daily at the door of Naseby Ho

 

The Short Stories

 

 

 

CHRONOLGOICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES

 

THE SUICIDE CLUB

THE RAJAH’S DIAMOND

THE PAVILION ON THE LINKS

A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT - A STORY OF FRANCIS VILLON

THE SIRE DE MALETROIT’S DOOR

PROLOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN

CHALLONER’S ADVENTURE

STORY OF THE DESTROYING ANGEL

THE SQUIRE OF DAMES (Concluded)

SOMERSET’S ADVENTURE

NARRATIVE OF THE SPIRITED OLD LADY

THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION (Continued).

ZERO’S TALE OF THE EXPLOSIVE BOMB

DESBOROUGH’S ADVENTURE

STORY OF THE FAIR CUBAN

EPILOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN

THE MERRY MEN

WILL O’ THE MILL.

THRAWN JANET

OLALLA

THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD.

THE BEACH OF FALESÁ.

THE BOTTLE IMP.

THE ISLE OF VOICES.

THE PERSONS OF THE TALE.

THE SINKING SHIP.

THE TWO MATCHES.

THE SICK MAN AND THE FIREMAN.

THE DEVIL AND THE INNKEEPER.

THE PENITENT

THE YELLOW PAINT.

THE HOUSE OF ELD.

THE FOUR REFORMERS.

THE MAN AND HIS FRIEND.

THE READER.

THE CITIZEN AND THE TRAVELLER.

THE DISTINGUISHED STRANGER.

THE CART-HORSES AND THE SADDLE-HORSE.

THE TADPOLE AND THE FROG.

SOMETHING IN IT.

FAITH, HALF FAITH AND NO FAITH AT ALL.

THE TOUCHSTONE.

THE POOR THING.

THE SONG OF THE MORROW.

THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON

THE BODY-SNATCHER

THE STORY OF A LIE

 

 

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES

 

A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT - A STORY OF FRANCIS VILLON

CHALLONER’S ADVENTURE

DESBOROUGH’S ADVENTURE

EPILOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN

FAITH, HALF FAITH AND NO FAITH AT ALL.

NARRATIVE OF THE SPIRITED OLD LADY

OLALLA

PROLOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN

SOMERSET’S ADVENTURE

SOMETHING IN IT.

STORY OF THE DESTROYING ANGEL

STORY OF THE FAIR CUBAN

THE BEACH OF FALESÁ.

THE BODY-SNATCHER

THE BOTTLE IMP.

THE CART-HORSES AND THE SADDLE-HORSE.

THE CITIZEN AND THE TRAVELLER.

THE DEVIL AND THE INNKEEPER.

THE DISTINGUISHED STRANGER.

THE FOUR REFORMERS.

THE HOUSE OF ELD.

THE ISLE OF VOICES.

THE MAN AND HIS FRIEND.

THE MERRY MEN

THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON

THE PAVILION ON THE LINKS

THE PENITENT

THE PERSONS OF THE TALE.

THE POOR THING.

THE RAJAH’S DIAMOND

THE READER.

THE SICK MAN AND THE FIREMAN.

THE SINKING SHIP.

THE SIRE DE MALETROIT’S DOOR

THE SONG OF THE MORROW.

THE SQUIRE OF DAMES (Concluded)

THE STORY OF A LIE

THE SUICIDE CLUB

THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION (Continued).

THE TADPOLE AND THE FROG.

THE TOUCHSTONE.

THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD.

THE TWO MATCHES.

THE YELLOW PAINT.

THRAWN JANET

WILL O’ THE MILL.

ZERO’S TALE OF THE EXPLOSIVE BOMB

 

 

The Poetry Collections

 

 

Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial, Edinburgh.

 

 

A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES

 

   This collection of poetry for children was first published in 1885 under the title
Penny Whistles
. It contains 69 poems, many of which have since become popular favourites.

 

The first illustrated edition

 

CONTENTS

TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM

A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES

BED IN SUMMER

A THOUGHT

AT THE SEA-SIDE

YOUNG NIGHT-THOUGHT

WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN

RAIN

PIRATE STORY

FOREIGN LANDS

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