Treasure Island

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

• ISBN13: 9781909399846
• ISBN10: 1909399841
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-10-21
• Publisher: Roads Publishing

Summary

• Treasure Island is an enduring adventure tale for all time and one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels
• A defining work of its genre
• A swashbuckling coming-of-age story of pirates, sea battles, and a quest for buried treasure

When an old sea captain passes away while staying at his mother’s inn, young Jim Hawkins has no idea what lies in store just across the horizon. With the old captain’s map in hand, he soon finds himself part of a motley crew that sails in search of the buried treasure. However, the charismatic and villainous Long John Silver has other plans, and Jim must step up to save the ship, his friends and the treasure.

Author Biography

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) was a Scottish author who spent his life writing and travelling the world before his untimely death at the age of forty-four. Stephenson is best known for his novels Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.