Opera in three acts by Ethel Smyth to a libretto by Brewster (1906, Leipzig), composed in French as Les naufrageurs and first given in German as Standrecht.
The Wrecker
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| The Wrecker | |
| Author | Robert Louis Stevenson Lloyd Osbourne |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Cassell |
| Publication date | 1892 |
| Media type | print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
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'.[1] 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.[2]
Stevenson described it as a ‘South Sea yarn’ concerning ‘a very strange and defective plan that was accepted with open eyes for what seemed countervailing opportunities offered’. Although the book sold well, reviews were mixed, with a The New York Times reviewer concluding that:[2]
| “ | The Wrecker is a kind of blank-cartridge romance with a big explosion, which raises a dust, and if anything really has happened it escapes you in the flash and the cloud of smoke. | ” |
The different loosely connected stories reflected how Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne wrote the book. Each contributed different sections but agreeing to develop characters and descriptions of places they both knew well. The following are examples:
- The schooner Equator (1888-1953) inspired the story. Its remains are preserved in a shed at Marina Park at the Port of Everett, Washington.
- John 'Tin Jack' Buckland (grandson of William Thomas Buckland, the Wraysbury auctioneer; born 1864, Sydney; died 1897, Suwarrow Island), the handsome happy-go-lucky fellow cabin passenger of Lloyd Osbourne and Robert Louis Stevenson on the 1890 Janet Nicholl voyage, who inspired the ‘Remittance Man' character Tommy Hadden.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Watson, Roderick (2007). "‘“The unrest and movement of our century”: the universe of The Wrecker". The Journal of Stevenson Studies 4. https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/1893/839/1/The%20unrest%20and%20movement%20of%20our%20century.pdf.
- ^ a b "Tales by Stevenson and Others", The New York Times: p. 19, July 17, 1892, http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940DE1D61E31E033A25754C1A9619C94639ED7CF
- ^ Robert Louis Stevenson: A Critical Biography, 2 vols. John A. Steuart, (1924). Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
- ^ Treasured Islands: Cruising the South Seas With Robert Louis Stevenson. Lowell D. Holmes, (2001). Sheridan House. ISBN 1574091301
- ^ James Cowan, (1937). R. L. S. and his Friends Some Stevenson Memories. New Zealand Railways Magazine, 12(2):59-61.
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