Treasure Island

Templar’s Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of piracy and adventure on the high seas in search of a fantastical treasure trove buried on a far-flung ‘treasure island’. Illustrator Robert Ingpen’s evocative colour illustrations compliment this classic tale perfectly and make it a distinctive version of this classic children’s tale.When an old sea captain arrives at the ‘Admiral Benbow’ inn, with a mysterious sea chest and fearful talk of a man with one leg, the scene is set for one of the most popular adventure stories of all times. Young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map among the captain’s belongings and, accompanied by his friends Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, they set off in search of Captain Flint’s buried treasure. They place their
trust in the sea-cook Long John Silver, little knowing that he is the infamous one-legged man. As they and the crew of piratical characters set sail for Treasure Island, mutiny breaks out aboard the Hispaniola, and in the following race to find the treasure, Jim and Long John Silver must face each other in a series of exciting battles of both strength and wits...Robert Louis Stevenson described Treasure Island as a book about ‘a map, and a treasure, and a mutiny, and a derelict ship, and a fine old Squire Trelawney, and a doctor, and a sea-cook with one leg…’ and it is all of this and more. The award-winning artist Robert Ingpen has set his imagination loose on this breathtaking adventure, bringing Stevenson’s swashbuckling tale of heroes and villains to life.