The Wrecker (1892) 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 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 the last chapter that different story elements become linked. - Summary by Wikipedia
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Prologue - In the Marquesas
21:52 - Chapter 2
Chapter 1 - A Sound Commercial Education
27:04 - Chapter 3
Chapter 2 - Roussillon Wine
23:46 - Chapter 4
Chapter 3 - To Introduce Mr. Pinkerton
28:19 - Chapter 5
Chapter 4 - In Which I Experience Extremes of Fortune
32:36 - Chapter 6
Chapter 5 - In Which I am Down on My Luck in Paris
36:54 - Chapter 7
Chapter 6 - In Which I Go West
30:24 - Chapter 8
Chapter 7 - Irons in the Fire, part 1
26:24 - Chapter 9
Chapter 7 - Irons in the Fire, part 2
20:31 - Chapter 10
Chapter 8 - Faces on the City Front
27:00 - Chapter 11
Chapter 9 - The Wreck of the 'Flying Scud'
29:58 - Chapter 12
Chapter 10 - In Which the Crew Vanish, part 1
30:44 - Chapter 13
Chapter 10 - In Which the Crew Vanish, part 2
20:09 - Chapter 14
Chapter 11 - In Which Jim and I Take Different Ways
29:45 - Chapter 15
Chapter 12 - The 'Nora Creina'
32:11 - Chapter 16
Chapter 13 - The Island and the Wreck
23:27 - Chapter 17
Chapter 14 - The Cabin of the 'Flying Scud'
29:31 - Chapter 18
Chapter 15 - The Cargo of the 'Flying Scud'
26:56 - Chapter 19
Chapter 16 - In Which I Turn Smuggler, and the Captain Casuist
26:01 - Chapter 20
Chapter 17 - Light From the Man of War
26:42 - Chapter 21
Chapter 18 - Cross Questions and Crooked Answers
31:16 - Chapter 22
Chapter 19 - Travels with a Shyster, part 1
20:47 - Chapter 23
Chapter 19 - Travels with a Shyster, part 2
24:51 - Chapter 24
Chapter 20 - Stallbridge-Le-Carthew
31:02 - Chapter 25
Chapter 21 - Face to Face
14:42 - Chapter 26
Chapter 22 - The Remittance Man, part 1
26:26 - Chapter 27
Chapter 22 - The Remittance Man, part 2
23:49 - Chapter 28
Chapter 23 - The Budget of the 'Currency Lass', part 1
32:05 - Chapter 29
Chapter 23 - The Budget of the 'Currency Lass', part 2
30:06 - Chapter 30
Chapter 24 - A Hard Bargain
22:13 - Chapter 31
Chapter 25 - A Bad Bargain, part 1
23:35 - Chapter 32
Chapter 25 - A Bad Bargain, part 2
21:01 - Chapter 33
Epilogue
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