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There are few pages-there is, certainly, not one incident of the narrative-which do not clearly reveal the creative genius and literary craftsmanship of Mr. Stevenson. The book is, in short, intensely Stevensonian. In force of delineation, in subtlety of revelation-both of character and of the motive-springs of action-and in piquancy of dialogue, the book is as characteristic of Mr. Stevenson's art as any that he has set his name to. No one, we think, who takes up THE EBB TIDE will put it away until the last page is reached, so irresistible is the charm of the vivid and picturesque narrative."-Saturday Review.

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