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This Halcyon Classics ebook contains three classic stories of shipwrecks and marooning, and adventure. These are ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe (including THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE), THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON by Johann David Wyss, and the classic pirate tale TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson. Includes and active table of contents for easy navigation.

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, first published in 1889. The story is about the last two remaining survivors of a tontine, who also happen to be brothers. The book is notable for being the first of three novels that Stevenson co-wrote with...

Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY Catalina was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force. Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of Allied airmen were saved from a watery grave by PBY crews. Using personal...

For several decades, the Baltimore Orioles were the envy of every Major League Baseball team. Stars like Rick Dempsey and Cal Ripken, Jr. brought life and power to a team full of dedication and fun. Since 2012, the team has regained momentum under Buck Showalter, boasting winning seasons and clinching...

Many people never fulfill their potential, but its not because they lack intelligence or drive. They just never develop a master plan to enjoy and achieve success. Dr. John Louis Slack shares ten proven strategies to help you build a master plan in this inspirational autobiography. Youll learn how...

Auto racing is one of the most popular sports in America. By live attendance, television, radio, or internet it is viewed by thousands across the nation. Whether contested locally or on the big tracks, it has also been a bloody proposition. From its earliest endeavors it has left many broken bodies...

While Mein Kampf is about Adolf Hitler's struggle, Unser Kampf focuses on the victims' efforts to come to terms with the Holocaust — the genuine struggle survivors face, as they fight to understand what it means to have outlasted the Shoah , and the struggle endured by those who didn't live through...

'All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil' Published as a 'shilling shocker', Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable...

New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The collection contains Stevenson's first published fiction, and a few of the stories are considered by some critics to be his best work,...

The Wrecker (1892) is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. The story revolves around the abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Island. Clues in a stamp collection are used to track down the missing crew and solve the mystery. It is only in...

Three timeless classics loved by generation after generation. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson's swashbuckling tale of pirates and mutiny on the high seas. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - The science fiction classic by Jules Verne. Follow German professor Otto Lidenbrock...

In July 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson left Scotland to meet his future wife in her native California. Leaving by ship from Glasgow, Scotland, he determined to travel in steerage class to see how the working classes fared. At the last minute he was convinced by friends to purchase a ticket one grade...

Christmas holidays are the best time to enjoy some good mystery tales in the snuggling comfort of your home and family. This edition hence brings to you some of the finest literary gems together in one place to satisfy your cravings for some suspense. Enjoy: A Christmas Tragedy (Emmuska Orczy) The...

This carefully crafted ebook: “ON A DARK CHRISTMAS NIGHT – 25 Holiday Spook Classics & Murder Mysteries” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The holidays are the best time to enjoy Christmas mysteries and classic ghost tales (for the fans of the...