‘Your bed shall be the moorcock’s, and your life shall be like the hunted deer’s, and ye shall sleep with your hand upon your weapons.’ Tricked out of his inheritance, shanghaied, shipwrecked off the west coast of Scotland, David Balfour finds himself fleeing for his life in the dangerous company of Jacobite outlaw and suspected […]
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI
THE WORKS OF: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON VOLUME TWENTY-ONE CONTENTS THE STORY OF A LIE CHAPTER PAGE I. Introduces the Admiral 3 II. A Letter to the Papers 8 III. In the Admiral’s Name 14 IV. Esther on the Filial Relation 21 V. The Prodigal Father makes his Début at Home 24 VI. The Prodigal Father […]
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson
The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a slide, where a seaman scarce could stand; The wind was a nor’wester, blowing squally off the sea; And cliffs and spouting breakers were the only things a-lee. They heard the surf a-roaring before the break of day; But ’twas […]
The Wind Blew Shrill and Smart by Robert Louis Stevenson
THE wind blew shrill and smart, And the wind awoke my heart Again to go a-sailing o’er the sea, To hear the cordage moan And the straining timbers groan, And to see the flying pennon lie a-lee. O sailor of the fleet, It is time to stir the feet! It’s time to man the dingy […]
My Bed is a Boat by Robert Louis Stevenson
My bed is like a little boat; Nurse helps me in when I embark; She girds me in my sailor’s coat And starts me in the dark. At night I go on board and say Good-night to all my friends on shore; I shut my eyes and sail away And see and hear no more. […]
