The ebb-tide

ISBN: 9781620120309 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1620120305 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource remote 1 online resource.
Publisher: [S.l.] : Duke Classics, c2012.

Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850-1894 (Author). Osbourne, Lloyd, 1868-1947 (Added Author).

Summary: 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.