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Title: The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition
Vol. 1 (of 25)

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Commentator: Andrew Lang

Release Date: June 6, 2007 [EBook #21686]

Language: English

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THE WORKS OF

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

SWANSTON EDITION

VOLUME I

_Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five
Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS
STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies
have been printed, of which only Two Thousand
Copies are for sale._

_This is No. 1678_

[Illustration: AN INLAND VOYAGE TITLE-PAGE DESIGNED BY MR. WALTER CRANE]

THE WORKS OF
ROBERT LOUIS
STEVENSON

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
ANDREW LANG

VOLUME ONE

LONDON: PUBLISHED BY CHATTO AND
WINDUS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH CASSELL
AND COMPANY LIMITED: WILLIAM
HEINEMANN: AND LONGMANS GREEN
AND COMPANY MDCCCCXI

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTION TO THE SWANSTON EDITION ix

AN INLAND VOYAGE

ANTWERP TO BOOM 7

ON THE WILLEBROEK CANAL 11

THE ROYAL SPORT NAUTIQUE 16

AT MAUBEUGE 21

ON THE SAMBRE CANALISED: TO QUARTES 26

PONT-SUR-SAMBRE:
WE ARE PEDLARS 31
THE TRAVELLING MERCHANT 36

ON THE SAMBRE CANALISED: TO LANDRECIES 41

AT LANDRECIES 46

SAMBRE AND OISE CANAL: CANAL BOATS 50

THE OISE IN FLOOD 55

ORIGNY SAINTE-BENOITE:
A BY-DAY 62
THE COMPANY AT TABLE 68

DOWN THE OISE: TO MOY 74

LA FERE OF CURSED MEMORY 79

DOWN THE OISE: