Mister Thaddeus Black, our fictional addition, has updated this old classic with illustrations, photographs and historical notes not available in the 1892 version.It has also been formatted to fit today’s eBook readers." I began this journey many years ago upon the reading of one of Mr. Stevenson’s shortest books, Across the Plains. It has been reviewed as probably one of Stevenson’s most boring reads in a lifetime of excellent novels, but also as “These dozen short works are a delight.” Whatever the case, I decided to travel once more with Mr. Stevenson and ask some pointed questions of my fellow passenger as we crossed the ocean and plains and to illustrate the scene, scenario and scenery as we progressed.