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Treasure Island (Hardcover)
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Treasure Island (Hardcover)
Series: Mint Editions
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List price R546
Loot Price R448
Discovery Miles 4 480
You Save R98 (18%)
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A mysterious visitor to his parent's inn precipitates a chain of
events that plunges Jim Hawkins into an unforgettable adventure
among ruthless pirates seeking a fabulous treasure hidden on a
desert island. Initially serialized in a magazine, Treasure Island
first appeared as a book in 1883. Narrated primarily by young Jim
Hawkins, the book can be seen as a coming of age story or a
thriller for younger readers, but it is a swashbuckling delight for
most anyone willing to pick it up. One of the central pleasures of
the book is the indelible character of Long John Silver.
Manipulative, self-centered, and greedy enough to be purely a
villain, he proves such an engaging character that it is hard to
feel much ill will toward him. With his missing leg, parrot, and
treasure map, Silver is the forefather of countless fictional
pirates of prose and film. Treasure Island is, arguably, both the
genesis and zenith of the pirate adventure story. The novel has
been repeatedly adapted to stage, radio, film and television. First
filmed in 1918, Treasure Island has been the subject of more than
fifty movies and has been translated into science fiction, western,
anime and a feature for Jim Henson's Muppets. All of this springs
from the enduring base of Stevenson's original novel. This is pure
storytelling at its most ageless, powerful and beguiling. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of Treasure Island is both modern and readable.
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