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| Title | : | Treasure Island |
| Author | : | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 311 pages |
| Published | : | September 15th 2001 by Kingfisher (first published January 28th 1882) |
| Categories | : | Contemporary. Epic. Fiction |
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hardcover | Pages: 311 pages Rating: 3.83 | 378307 Users | 10668 Reviews
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"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the novel creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil - but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring. Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons, Treasure Island is, in the words of G. K. Chesterton, 'the realization of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas.' G. S. Fraser terms it 'an utterly original book' and goes on to write: 'There will always be a place for stories like Treasure Island that can keep boys and old men happy.'
Present Books Toward Treasure Island
| Original Title: | Treasure Island |
| ISBN: | 0753453800 (ISBN13: 9780753453803) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones, Doctor Livesey, Captain Smollet, Squire John Trelawney, Ben Gunn, Long John Silver |
| Setting: | Treasure Island,1759 Bristol, England |
| Literary Awards: | Odyssey Award Nominee (2008), Prêmio Jabuti Nominee for Adaptação (2017), Audie Award for Classic (2008) |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 378307 Users | 10668 ReviewsWeigh Up Appertaining To Books Treasure Island
Someone recently asked me what review I enjoyed writing the most, and, well, this is it:I have a massive problem with this book. Its one Im a little embarrassed to admit. The problem is not with the writing or the characters that Stevenson has created; its not even with the plot. The problem resides with Kermit the Frog. (Stay with me here!) I grew up watching the muppets. I became slightly obsessed with them. I kind of wanted to join them. So, whenever I read about Captain Smollett and LongSomeone recently asked me what review I enjoyed writing the most, and, well, this is it:I have a massive problem with this book. Its one Im a little embarrassed to admit. The problem is not with the writing or the characters that Stevenson has created; its not even with the plot. The problem resides with Kermit the Frog. (Stay with me here!) I grew up watching the muppets. I became slightly obsessed with them. I kind of wanted to join them. So, whenever I read about Captain Smollett and Long
Shiver me timbers! I've been saving this book for Fiji, and here I now am and what better place to read Treasure Island than on a island in the Pacific. I am always moaning that classics are over descriptive and wordy, not this one, which was a bit of a shame as I was looking forward to being able to envision the island in my head but that wasn't the case. This is an action lead plot so the surroundings dont get a lot of air play at all.I had no idea what this book was going to be like other
Fifteen men on the dead man's chestYo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! 3.5 starsThis book started many well-known sayings, nods and tributes towards pirates and the sea life - the love pirates have of rum, Long John Silver, treasure maps with the X marking the spot, the bird on the shoulder of the pirate, some of the songs...it all had to start somewhere, and apparently Treasure Island hit the spot. It's filled with well-rounded, enjoyable characters - Jim as the main, a mere child, was easy to enjoy
Original rating: 3 starsUpdated rating: 3 stars (yup, no change)I originally read this book when I was 12 or 13. I wrote a book report on it for a middle school English class. I also remember that I read it while on Spring Break in Florida - so it was kind of cool to read this while in a somewhat tropical climate. I remember that I liked it okay, but when you are reading it for school, you sometimes cannot trust a lukewarm memory of a book.In this case, my memory was spot on!I can describe this
Remember when pirates briefly became ironically cool, and all of your annoying friends were joining facebook groups for International Talk Like A Pirate Day? And the first Pirates of the Carribbean movie came out and was surprisingly awesome? And then the second Pirates of the Carribbean movie came out and was decidedly less awesome, but you didn't really realize it until the third one came out and you discovered you couldn't remember and didn't care about number two's cliffhanger ending (it was
Last year I read Kidnapped and I was truly amazed by the fact that I ignored the existence of such a good novel, so I decided that I definitively have to read more Stevenson. Treasure Island was the second novel I ever read. Then I was too young and I realized I didnt remember neither the plot nor the characters nor anything. Truth be told I remember it was a novel about a treasure in a desert island and someone (a pirate?) called John Silver. Even though I had completely forgotten what Treasure
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