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Treasure Island (Penguin Classics)
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Description for Treasure Island (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Jim Hawkins soon becomes only too aware that he is not the only one who knows of the map's existence, and his bravery and cunning are tested to the full when, with his friends Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey, he sets sail in the Hispaniola to track down the treasure. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in Penguin Classics.
When a mysterious sailor dies in sinister circumstances at the Admiral Benbow inn, young Jim Hawkins stumbles across a treasure map among the dead man's possessions. But Jim soon becomes only too aware that he is not the only one who knows of the map's existence, and his bravery and cunning are tested to the full when, with his friends Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey, he sets sail in the Hispaniola ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
176g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140437683
SKU
V9780140437683
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Robert Louis Stevenson
Edinburgh-born Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) began his writing career as an essayist and travel writer, but the success of TREASURE ISLAND (1883) and KIDNAPPED (1886) established his reputation for tales of adventure and action. During the final years of his life, Stevenson's creative range developed and he wrote 'The Beach of Falesa' and began 'The Weir of Hermiston'. John Seelye ... Read more
Reviews for Treasure Island (Penguin Classics)
"Over Treasure Island I let my fire die in winter without knowing I was freezing."