Barnes & Noble Digital Library

This intriguing tale, written by Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, is a sweeping adventure centering on the exploits of American Loudon Dodd. In the story, Dodd and his scheming friend, Jim Pinkerton, purchase a supposedly shipwrecked vessel called the Flying Scud that lay abandoned on Midway Island. The men are led on a twisting and turning journey in their attempts to take hold of the ship and unravel the mystery surrounding its demise.