Transcribed from the 1895 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

BALLADS

BY

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

SECOND EDITION

LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY

1895

CONTENTS

The Song ofRahéro: A Legend ofTahiti—

Dedication: To Ori a Ori

[1]

I.

The Slaying ofTámatéa

[3]

II.

The Venging ofTámatéa

[20]

III.

Rahéro

[40]

Notes to the Song ofRahéro

[55]

The Feast ofFamine: MarquesanManners—

I.

The Priest’s Vigil

[61]

II.

The Lovers

[67]

III.

The Feast

[75]

IV.

The Raid

[86]

Notes to the Feast ofFamine

[95]

Ticonderoga: A Legend of the West Highlands—

Ticonderoga

[99]

I.

The Saying of the Name

[100]

II.

The Seeking of the Name

[109]

III.

The Place of the Name

[113]

Notes toTiconderoga

[119]

Heather Ale: A Galloway Legend—

Heather Ale

[123]

Note to HeatherAle

[129]

Christmas AtSea—

Christmas AtSea

[133]