Chapter II: Part SIX: Captain Silver

28. In the Enemy's Camp
29. The Black Spot Again
30. On Parole
31. The Treasure-hunt—Flint's Pointer
32. The Treasure-hunt—The Voice Among the Trees
33. The Fall of a Chieftain
34. And Last

VAILIMA LETTERS

BEING CORRESPONDENCE

ADDRESSED BY

ROBERT LOUIS

STEVENSON

TO

SIDNEY COLVIN

November 1890 — October 1894

Seventh Edition

First Published

November

1895

Second Edition

December

1895

Third Edition

February

1901

Fourth Edition

October

1904

Fifth Edition

March

1906

Sixth Edition

October

1907

Seventh Edition

December

1908 CONTENTS

PAGE

Editorial Note

xi

LETTER

I.

November 1890

1

II.

November 25—December 2, 1890

22

III.

December 1890

33

IV.

January 17, 1891

46

V.

February 1891

51

VI.

March 1891

54

VII.

April 1891

65

VIII.

April 29—May 19, 1891

70

IX.

June 1891

77

X.

September 1891

82

XI.

September 28—October 13, 1891

94

XII.

October 1891

102

XIII.

November 25—December 7, 1891

110

XIV.

December 1891—January 3, 1892

119

XV.

January 31—February 1892

135

XVI.

February—March 2, 1892

139

XVII.

March 9—March 30, 1892

147

XVIII.

May 1—May 27, 1892

158

XIX.

May 29—June 1892

180

XX.

July 2—July 12, 1892

202

XXI.

August—September 13, 1892

205

XXII.

September 15—October 8, 1892

221

XXIII.

October 28—November 8, 1892

227

XXIV.

December 1—December 5, 1892

236

XXV.

January—January 30, 1893

239

XXVI.

February 19—February 23, 1893

247

XXVII.

February 1893

250

XXVIII.

April—April 22, 1893

252

XXIX.

April 25—May 23, 1893

260

XXX.

May 29—June 15, 1893

270

XXXI.

June 24—July 18, 1893

280

XXXII.

August 1893

296

XXXIII.

August 23—September 12, 1893

298

XXXIV.

October 23—December 4, 1893

306

XXXV.

December 1893

313

XXXVI.

January 29, 1894

320

XXXVII.

February 1894

322

XXXVIII.

March 1894

324

XXXIX.

May 18, 1894

330

XL.

June 18, 1894

333

XLI.

July 1894

336

XLII.

August 7—August 13, 1894

340

XLIII.

September 1894

343

XLIV.

October 6, 1894

348

Epilogue

355

Appendix

360 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Portrait of R. L. Stevenson; etched by W. Strang after a photograph by Falk of Sydney

Frontispiece

Portrait of R. L. Stevenson on his Horse ‘Jack’

119

Portrait of R. L. Stevenson with the Native Chief Tui Malealiifano

320

BALLADS

BY

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

SECOND EDITION

LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY

1895

p. vCONTENTS

The Song of Rahéro: A Legend of Tahiti—

Dedication: To Ori a Ori

1

I.

The Slaying of Támatéa

3

II.

The Venging of Támatéa

20

III.

Rahéro

40

Notes to the Song of Rahéro

55

The Feast of Famine: Marquesan Manners—

I.

The Priest’s Vigil

61

II.

The Lovers

67

III.

The Feast

75

IV.

The Raid

86

Notes to the Feast of Famine

95

Ticonderoga: A Legend of the West Highlands—

Ticonderoga

99

I.

The Saying of the Name

100

p. viII.

The Seeking of the Name

109

III.

The Place of the Name

113

Notes to Ticonderoga

119

Heather Ale: A Galloway Legend—

Heather Ale

123

Note to Heather Ale

129

Christmas At Sea—

Christmas At Sea

133

KIDNAPPED By Robert Louis Stevenson

Illustrated by Louis Rhead