Master storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped) brings us an entrancing and at times quite amusing collection of darkly cynical fables for the modern man, shedding light upon the human condition in ways unimagined at the time. This collection was originally issued posthumously but is as relevant and entertaining as it ever was. (Summary by Ben Tucker)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introductory Note
02:25 - Chapter 2
The Persons of the Tale
06:18 - Chapter 3
The Sinking Ship
04:27 - Chapter 4
The Two Matches
02:12 - Chapter 5
The Sick Man and the Fireman
01:43 - Chapter 6
The Devil and the Innkeeper
01:25 - Chapter 7
The Penitent
00:51 - Chapter 8
The Yellow Paint
05:11 - Chapter 9
The House of Eld
12:51 - Chapter 10
The Four Reformers
01:14 - Chapter 11
The Man and his Friend
01:22 - Chapter 12
The Reader
01:41 - Chapter 13
The Citizen and the Traveller
00:57 - Chapter 14
The Distinguished Stranger
02:55 - Chapter 15
The Carthorses and the Saddlehorse
01:40 - Chapter 16
The Tadpole and the Frog
00:44 - Chapter 17
Something In It
06:50 - Chapter 18
Faith, Half Faith and No Faith at All
03:46 - Chapter 19
The Touchstone
14:07 - Chapter 20
The Poor Thing
12:19 - Chapter 21
The Song of the Morrow
09:43