{"product_id":"the-wrecker-paperback-2","title":"The Wrecker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLloyd Osbourne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wrecker (1892) is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is a \"sprawling, episodic adventure story, a comedy of brash manners and something of a detective mystery\", according to Roderick Watson. It revolves around the abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Atoll. 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\". The book sold well but reviews were mixed, with a New York Times reviewer concluding that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe loosely connected stories reflect how Stevenson and 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe schooner Equator (1888-1953) inspired the story. Its remains are preserved in a shed at Marina Park at the Port of Everett, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Buckland was a handsome, happy-go-lucky fellow passenger with Osbourne and Stevenson on the 1890 Janet Nicholl voyage. He inspired the character of \"Remittance Man\" Tommy Hadden. (wikipedia.org)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729176596543,"sku":"9781647995409","price":32.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e4a382c7eaf84c04e08fa8ee902b0629.webp?v=1765121245","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-wrecker-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}