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''The Wrecker'' (1892) is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. ==Plot== The story is a "sprawling, episodic adventure story, a comedy of brash manners and something of a detective mystery". 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. 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:〔 The different, loosely connected stories reflected how Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne wrote the book. Each contributed different sections, but agreed 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. * 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,〔''The Cruise of the Janet Nichol among the South Sea Islands'' A Diary by Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson (first published 1914), republished 2004, editor, Roslyn Jolly (U. of Washington Press/U. of New South Wales Press)〕 inspired the "Remittance Man" character Tommy Hadden.〔''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 1-57409-130-1〕〔James Cowan, (1937). (R. L. S. and his Friends Some Stevenson Memories ). ''New Zealand Railways Magazine'', 12(2):59-61.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wrecker (Stevenson novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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