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The Pavilion on the Links
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1909 · Adventure, Crime & Thriller
Frank Cassilis returns to the lonely coast of Graden and finds a supposedly empty pavilion prepared for secret guests. A hunted banker, his courageous daughter, a dangerous rival and Italian pursuers turn the dunes, quicksand and storm-dark shore into a siege where love, loyalty and sacrifice are tested.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 30 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The Pavilion on the Links - Principal Characters
Clara and Bernard Huddlestone - Identity and Continuity
Frank Cassilis - The Solitary TravellerThe observant narrator whose return to Graden draws him into danger, loyalty and love.
R. Northmour - Owner of the PavilionThe dark, formidable owner of the Pavilion, first Cassilis's rival and later his ally.
The Coast of Graden
The Red Earl and the Tidal Approach
Cassilis Returns to the Sea-Wood
Rooms Prepared for Unknown Guests
This edition
- Title
- The Pavilion on the Links
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
- First published
- 1909
- Illustrated plates
- 79 original artworks · 30 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 9 · about 20,812 words
- Reading time
- 1 h 23 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- August 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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