num_pages: 145
description: Stevenson described the protagonists of The Ebb Tide (1894), who commandeer a schooner in pursuit of riches and adventure, as a "troop of swine." Yet in their murderous greed for pearls amidst the cruel splendor of Attwater's island, these characters lay bare the dilemmas of men morally at sea, their ideals and refinements corrupted by colonial illusions and cast adrift in unknown waters.
language: English
title: The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and Quartette
titlecomplete: The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and Quartette
genres: Audiobook, Classics, Adventure, Novels, Classic Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Short Stories, Travel, British Literature
ratings_count: 465
places: Tahiti, Polynesia
publisher: Everymans Library