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 & his bravery & cunning are tested to the full when with his friends Squire Trelawney & Dr Livesey he sets sail in the Hispaniola to track down the treasure With its swift-moving plot & memorably drawn characters
- Blind Pew & Black Dog the castaway Ben Gunn & the charming but dangerous Long John Silver
- Stevenson's tale of pirates treachery & heroism was an immediate success when it was first published in 1883 & has retained its place as one of the greatest of all adventure stories In his introduction John Seelye examines Stevenson's life & influences & the novel's place within adventure fiction This edition also

Includes:: Stevenson's essay on the composition of Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh the son of a prosperous civil engineer Although he began his career as an essayist & travel writer the success of Treasure Island (1883) & Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action & adventure Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination & a fascination with the presence of evil themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1886) & The Master of Ballantrae (1893) If you enjoyed Treasure Island you might like Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe also available in Penguin Classics



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Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island But a host of villains wild beasts & deadly savages stand between him & the stash of gold Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas With a wonderfully funny introduction by award-winning author Eoin Colfer Treasure Island is one of the twenty brilliant classic stories being reissued in Puffin Classics in March 2015 ...

Fifteen men on the dead man's chest- Yo-ho-ho & a bottle of rum! When young Jim Hawkins discovers a map showing the way to Captain Flint's treasure he & Squire Trelawney set sail on the Hispaniola to search for the gold Little do they know that among their crew is the dastardly pirate Long John Silver Silver has a devious plan to keep the gold all to himself Can brave Jim outwit the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas? Will he escape from Treasure Island alive? BACKSTORY Learn the truth about pirates & add to your seafaring vocabulary! ...

Jim Hawkins is the son of the innkeepers of the Admiral Benbow near Devon & becomes fascinated by a mysterious lodger the old seaman Billy Bones It soon becomes apparent to Jim that Billy Bones is in hiding from a man with one wooden leg & he is also in possession of a much sought after pirate's treasure chest When Billy Bones suddenly drops dead Jim flees taking with him an oilskin packet from within the chest It turns out that Jim has taken a map detailing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure A swash-buckling adventure aboard the Hispaniola ensues as Jim attempts to track down the treasure with the help of a one-legged sea cook Long John Silver Captain Alexander Smollett Squire Trelawney & Dr Livesey among others But all is not as it seems Is Long John Silver really trustworthy? After all Bones did warn him of a man with one leg ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In this swashbuckling high-seas adventure Walt Disney has vividly brought to life Robert Louis Stevenson&s thrilling tale of buccaneers & buried gold
- presented for the first time in it&s original uncut theatrical version! authentic locales & musket-roaring action set the stage for the stouthearted heroics of young Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) & the skullduggery of that wily one-legged pirate Long John Silver Actors Bobby Driscoll Robert Newton & Basil Sydney Director Byron Haskin Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1950 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English German & French
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles Dutch Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 32 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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Based on the novel by Edgar Allan Poe 1827 William Legrand the son of a ruined family has fled to Sullivan’s Island North Carolina to escape his shame There he discovers a solid gold beetle & carefully picks it up in a sheet of parchment That night he draws the beetle on the same sheet of parchment; the heat of his hands reveals a series of symbols written in invisible ink! William believes that he has found cryptic instructions that will reveal the hiding place of Captain Kidd’s lost treasure! Help William find it! A Thrilling Adventure Finding the beetle is just the beginning Help William crack the cryptogram left behind by Captain Kidd! If you can solve the message’s code you’ll find the secret locations on the map Use your cunning to find the ultimate prize the hidden pirate gold! Bring your adventure to life Discover Sullivan’s Island & its inhospitable terrain William’s dilapidated cabin The Devil’s Seat the forest with its savage beasts a deserted beach the ruined Bessop’s Castle Fort Charleston ...

WITH NEW & UPDATED MATERIALBillionaire Warren Buffet currently the third wealthiest man in the world paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff including his receptionist In 2006 the world's three biggest banana companies did nearly GBP400 million worth of business in Britain but paid just GBP128000 in tax between them In January 2009 US law enforcement fined Lloyds TSB 350 million after it admitted secretly channelling Iranian & Sudanese money into the US banking system Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people & poor countries stay poor They lie at the very heart of the global economy with over half the world trade processed through them They have been instrumental in nearly every major economic event in every big financial scandal & in every financial crisis since the 1970s including the latest global economic downturn In Treasure Islands Nicholas Shaxson shows how this happened & what this means for you ...

Lairs with vast treasure await heroes who have the endurance to travel through treacherous locations are clever enough to overcome encounters with dangerous charlatans & are brave enough to defeat the fearsome monsters that lurk within You must form a party of heroes in order to face the many challenges during your quest But choose wisely for each quest requires different skills & abilities Brute strength may be enough to smash your way into the treasure lair but stealth & wilderness lore may be vital to your quest for the greatest treasure Win the most treasure & lead your heroes to victory! Players 2
- 4 Ages 14 Playing Time 30 min Contents 30 Action cards 64 Hero cards 4 Starting hero cards 90 Challenge cards 12 Treasure cards Rulebook
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First published in Great Britain in October 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc--Copyright page 272 pages Priestley Chris ...

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