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100 1 _aStevenson, Robert Louis,
_d1850-1894
245 1 4 _aThe Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 19
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-21
505 0 _aThe Ebb-Tide -- Weir of Hermiston.
508 _aE-text prepared by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 19" by Stevenson et al. is a collection of literature likely assembled in the early 20th century. This volume includes two major works: "The Ebb-Tide," a tale exploring themes of disillusionment and moral ambiguity through the experiences of its characters, and "Weir of Hermiston," which examines familial relationships and societal expectations. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the South Pacific, populated by various characters who navigate both physical and emotional turmoil. At the start of "The Ebb-Tide," the story unfolds on a beach in Papeete, where three outcasts, Robert Herrick, an American called Brown, and a clerk known as Huish, find themselves united by their shared hardship. Each man bears the weight of their past failures and struggles with their current desolate circumstances, characterized by hunger, cold, and a sense of moral defeat. The opening pages vividly depict their plight, establishing a tone of melancholy and desperation, as they contemplate the depths of their fall from grace and their yearning for redemption or escape, leading to discussions about their pasts and dreams of a different life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSea stories
653 _aFathers and sons -- Fiction
653 _aDomestic fiction
653 _aYoung men -- Fiction
653 _aCountry life -- Fiction
653 _aScotland -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aOceania -- Fiction
653 _aJudges -- Fiction
653 _aSchooners -- Fiction
700 1 _aOsbourne, Lloyd,
_d1868-1947
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31037
999 _c71883
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