A black comic novel about the last remaining survivors of a tontine - a group life-insurance policy in which the last surviving member stands to receive a fortune. It is a farcical, eccentric and brilliantly written piece of work.
Three men down on their luck in Tahiti agree to ship out on a vessel whose officers have died of smallpox. Their desperate venture inspires them to a further idea: they will steal the schooner and its cargo of champagne, sell them, and live a plentiful li
'"One more step, Mr Hands," said I, "and I'll blow your brains out"'In Treasure Island, a weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins's parents - and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagi
Underwoods --Treasure Island --Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde --Kidnapped --The master of Ballantrae --New Arabian nights --The body snatcher --The bottle imp --The treasure of Franchard --Will o' the mill --Markheim --Thrawn Janet --Olalla --Fables --"Virginibu
The Wrecker is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. The story is a sprawling, episodic adventure story, a comedy of brash manners and something of a detective mystery.It revolves around the abandoned