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Treasure Island (Paperback)
Robert Louis Stevenson; Illustrated by H. M. Brock
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Treasure Island is the seminal pirates and buried treasure novel,
which is so brilliantly concocted that it appeals to readers both
young and old. The story is told in the first person by young Jim
Hawkins, whose mother keeps the Admiral Benbow Inn. An old seadog,
a resident at the inn, hires Jim to keep a watch out for other
sailors whom he fears but, despite all precautions, the old man is
served with the black spot which means death. Among the dead man's
belongings Jim discovers a map showing the location of the buried
treasure of the notorious pirate Captain Flint. It is not long
before he, along with Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, sets
sail to find the treasure. However, amongst the hired hands is the
one-legged Long John Silver who has designs on the treasure for
himself. The continuing fascination with this tale of high drama,
buried treasure and treachery bears out what Stevenson wrote about
the book to his friend W. E. Henley: 'if this don't fetch the kids,
why, they have gone rotten since my day.' The book not only
continues to 'fetch the kids' but the grown-ups too - in fact all
those with the spirit of adventure in their hearts.
'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!'
Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure
and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever
written. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's
sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him
to unimaginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola,
he sails with Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, the
sinister Long John Silver and a frightening crew to Treasure
Island. There, mutiny, murder and mayhem lead to a thrilling
climax.
"Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the
greatest for the last."
Arthur Conan Doyle, His Last Bow
His Last Bow is a collection of seven Sherlock Holmes stories
(eight in some editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, first in The Strand
Magazine September 1908 to December 1913, plus the one-off title
story (September 1917), also called A Reminiscence of Sherlock
Holmes under Reminiscences of Mr. Sherlock Holmes. "The Adventure
of Wistaria Lodge" was originally in two parts: "The Singular
Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles" and "The Tiger of San Pedro."
"Wistaria" is not misspelled here, later often spelled "Wisteria."
The story is widely perceived to have been influenced by the life
of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years
on the Pacific island called "Mas a Tierra" (in 1966 its name was
changed to Robinson Crusoe Island), Chile. However, other possible
sources have been put forward for the text. It is possible, for
example, that Defoe was inspired by the Latin or English
translations of Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan, an earlier novel
also set on a desert island. Despite its simple narrative style,
Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is
often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a
literary genre. Before the end of 1719 the book had already run
through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most
widely published books in history, spawning numerous sequels and
adaptations for stage, film, and television.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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