Loudon Dodd, an art student who failed in Paris, joins his irrepressible friend Jim Pinkerton in San Francisco speculation. When they pay a fortune at auction for the wreck of the brig Flying Scud, stranded on Midway Island, Dodd sails to salvage her and finds that the wreck hides a mystery about her vanished crew.
A rare blend of business comedy, South Seas adventure and detective puzzle, written by Stevenson with his stepson in 1892. Download the free EPUB.