It was in the month of May 1813 that I was so unlucky as to fall at last into the hands of the enemy. My knowledge of the English language had marked me out for a certain employment. Though I cannot conceive a soldier refusing to incur the risk, yet to be hanged for a spy is a disgusting business; and I was relieved to be held a prisoner of war. Into the Castle of Edinburgh, standing in the midst of that city on the summit of an extraordinary rock, I was cast with several hundred fellow-sufferers, all privates like myself, ...
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It was in the month of May 1813 that I was so unlucky as to fall at last into the hands of the enemy. My knowledge of the English language had marked me out for a certain employment. Though I cannot conceive a soldier refusing to incur the risk, yet to be hanged for a spy is a disgusting business; and I was relieved to be held a prisoner of war. Into the Castle of Edinburgh, standing in the midst of that city on the summit of an extraordinary rock, I was cast with several hundred fellow-sufferers, all privates like myself, and the more part of them, by an accident, very ignorant, plain fellows. My English, which had brought me into that scrape, now helped me very materially to bear it. I had a thousand advantages. I was often called to play the part of an interpreter, whether of orders or complaints, and thus brought in relations, sometimes of mirth, sometimes almost of friendship, with the officers in charge. A young lieutenant singled me out to be his adversary at chess, a game in which I was extremely proficient, and would reward me for my gambits with excellent cigars.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Red cloth binding with gilt print and design on the front cover and spine. Gilt on the top page edging. There is a name printed and foxing on the front end paper. This is volume XXI (21) in The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson series.
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1905 hardcover edition in good condition. Gold gilded pages. Spine is getting a little loose. Some shelf wear to the dark green cover. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. 438 pages. Measures 7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches.
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What an exciting book! If you've ever been to Scotland and seen the Castle of Edinburgh this book is even more fun. This is Stevenson's last book and was left unfinished at the time of his death. But he had left enough of an outline that a friend was able to finish it for him--so all readers could be satisfied with a conclusion. With daring prison escapes, intrigue and injustice, romance and humor, even a hot-air balloon ride, this book is full of adventure. It is wordy and not an easy read, compared to most literature in the late 20th and 21st Centuries, but it is worth it for any book lover and especially all who love Robert Louis Stevenson.
