Treasure Island

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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"."