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12 - Tail-Piece
| Content Provider | Librivox |
|---|---|
| Author | Stevenson, Robert Louis |
| Abstract | 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 life. The thought is intoxicating... and so is the cargo, which they sample. Inattention nearly brings them to grief in a sudden storm. This sobering experience is followed by another - apparently the dead officers had a similar ambition! - and their dreams of riches vanish. Then, nearly out of provisions and deep in the heart of the Pacific where the chart shows no land - they happen on a small isle only hinted at in the records and never mapped. Saved! But what is this? The island hides a pearl fishery? In the ebb-tide of fortune, what new villainy will the three attempt? (Summary by Mark F. Smith) |
| Related Links | http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1604 http://archive.org/details/ebbtide_1203_librivox |
| File Format | MP2 / MPA / MP3 |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | The Ebb-Tide |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | action & adventure fiction |
| Alternative Title | The Ebb-Tide - 12 - Tail-Piece |
| Content Type | Audio |
| Resource Type | Audiobook |
