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Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson
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First Publication: November 14, 1883 Category: adventure novel Sales: ? |
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About the Book: “One of the most enduringly popular adventure tales, Treasure Island began…as a serialized adventure entitled ‘The Sea-Cook’ in the periodical Young Folks.” AZ “Originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action,” WK it has become “the most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literature’s most beloved bad guys.” BN “Rich in atmosphere and character, Treasure Island” WK “has been hugely influential on “popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an ‘X,’ schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.” WK “The story is told through the eyes of young Jim Hawkins, the cabin boy of the Hispaniola,” BN “who discovers a map of Treasure Island among an old sea captain's possessions – and then follows it.” TG “The action-packed adventure tells of a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main [and] a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver” AZ “who is one moment a friendly, laughing, one-legged sea-cook…and the next a dangerous pirate leader!” BN He’s just one of “a host of sinister characters charged with diabolical intentions.” AZ “The unexpected and complex relationship that develops between Silver and Jim helps transform what seems at first to be a simple, rip-roaring adventure story into a deeply moving study of a boy’s growth into manhood, as he learns hard lessons about friendship, loyalty, courage and honor – and the uncertain meaning of good and evil.” BN Resources and Related Links:
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