Transcribed from the 1905 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

TALES AND FANTASIES

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

LONDON

CHATTO & WINDUS
1905

THE MISADVENTURESOF JOHN NICHOLSON
CHAP.		PAGE
I.	IN WHICH JOHN SOWS THEWIND	[1]
II.	IN WHICH JOHN REAPS THEWHIRLWIND	[10]
III.	IN WHICH JOHN ENJOYS THE HARVESTHOME	[18]
IV.	THE SECOND SOWING	[27]
V.	THE PRODIGAL’SRETURN	[35]
VI.	THE HOUSE AT MURRAYFIELD	[45]
VII.	A TRAGI-COMEDY IN A CAB	[63]
VIII.	SINGULAR INSTANCE OF THE UTILITY OFPASS-KEYS	[78]
IX.	IN WHICH MR. NICHOLSON ACCEPTS THEPRINCIPLE OF AN ALLOWANCE	[95]
THEBODY-SNATCHER		[109]
THE STORY OF ALIE
I.	INTRODUCES THE ADMIRAL	[145]
II.	A LETTER TO THE PAPERS	[154]
III.	IN THE ADMIRAL’SNAME	[162]
IV.	ESTHER ON THE FILIALRELATION	[172]
V.	THE PRODIGAL FATHER MAKES HIS DEBUTAT HOME	[178]
VI.	THE PRODIGAL FATHER GOES ON FROMSTRENGTH TO STRENGTH	[189]
VII.	THE ELOPEMENT	[204]
VIII.	BATTLE ROYAL	[219]
IX.	IN WHICH THE LIBERAL EDITORRE-APPEARS AS ‘DEUS EX MACHINA’	[233]

CONTENTS