Part 26

Stevenson, R. L., born in Edinburgh, 1850; died, 1894; was trained as a lawyer, but soon turned his attention to literature. From his childhood he had written constantly. Among essays and stories, he wrote “An Inland Voyage,” “Travels with a Donkey,” “Virginibus Puerisque,” “New Arabian Nights,” “Treasure Island,” “Kidnapped,” “The Master of Ballantrae,” “Prince Otto,” “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” etc., and “A Child’s Garden of Verse.”

Wyss, J. R., born in Switzerland, 1781; died, 1830, at Bern, where he was professor of philosophy and chief librarian. “The Swiss Family Robinson” is the work by which his name is best remembered. It appeared in two volumes in 1812-13. Was translated into English, the first volume in 1820, the second in 1849. Since then countless editions have appeared.

A BOOK OF SEA STORIES

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

The Loss of the Swansea William L. Alden

The Coral Island Robert M. Ballentyne

Picked up Adrift James DeMille

Perseverance Island Douglas Fraser

Voyage of the Constance Mary Gillies

Voyages of Elizabethan Seamen E. Hakluyt

Stories of the Sea Edward Everett Hale

Starboard and Port George H. Hepworth

Twenty Years at Sea Frederick Stanhope Hill

The Sinking of the Merrimac Richmond P. Hobson

Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling

Notable Voyages from Columbus to Parry W. H. G. Kingston

Six Months on a Slaver E. Manning

Northward Ho Albert H. Markham

Typee Herman Melville

In Peril and Privation James Payne

The Boy Tar Mayne Reid

Around the World with the Blue Jackets H. D. Rhodes

Voyage to the Cape William Clark Russell

From Forecastle to Cabin S. Samuels

Midshipman Paulding

Twelve Naval Captains Molly E. Seawell

Thirty Years at Sea Edward Shippen

Sailor Boys of ’61 James R. Soley

From Pole to Pole Gordon Stables

By Way of Cape Horn Paul E. Stevenson

Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson