Treasure Island (Annotated)

Treasure Island (Annotated)

by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island (Annotated)

Treasure Island (Annotated)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Overview

The definitive edition.

  • Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Remastered for premium quality print and easy reading

Follow the adventures of Jim Hawkins, a boy whose life is sparked by an eerie encounter in the Admiral Benbow Inn with an old pirate known only as Blind Pew. Treasure Island takes you through the highs and lows of the classic adventure tale that enviably ends in an epic battle over a hidden treasure on a faraway tropical isle.

Robert Louis Stevenson's epic tale has inspired generations of readers and writers alike it centers on the age-old tale of good versus evil. Much of the story centers on Jim's relationship with a lovable rogue in the shape of Long John Silver. This tail follows a tempo of its own, weaving stories of daring, greed, and treachery.

Possibly the most famous line from the entire book "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest - Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!", fully captures the essence of this adventure novel set on the high seas. This yarn will continue to enthrall generations of readers for years to come.

Get your copy of this timeless classic today!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781649221292
Publisher: Sastrugi Press LLC
Publication date: 03/24/2021
Series: Sastrugi Press Classics
Pages: 188
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins."

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875
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