Robert Louis Stevenson 
St. Ives (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 
Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

This novel, left unfinished at the author’s death, was completed by his friend, the writer Arthur Quiller-Couch, and published in 1897.  The novel recounts the adventures of Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier, after his capture by the British—and his romance with the lovely Flora Gilchrist.

About the author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. He struggled all his life against tuberculosis and traveled extensively in search of a climate suitable to his illness. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.