Chapters 16-18
Dr. Livesey takes over the narration during the abandonment of the ship and the seizure of the stockade — a famous narrative experiment for a children's adventure novel.
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From Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The novel briefly shifts from Jim's first-person voice to Dr. Livesey's, a structural device that lets Stevenson cover events Jim cannot witness.
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