Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2018
Wordsworth Editions Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84022-788-8 (ISBN)

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Treasure Island is the seminal pirates and buried treasure novel, which is so brilliantly concocted that it appeals to readers both young and old. The story is told in the first person by young Jim Hawkins, whose mother keeps the Admiral Benbow Inn. An old seadog, a resident at the inn, hires Jim to keep a watch out for other sailors whom he fears but, despite all precautions, the old man is served with the black spot which means death. Among the dead man's belongings Jim discovers a map showing the location of the buried treasure of the notorious pirate Captain Flint. It is not long before he, along with Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, sets sail to find the treasure. However, amongst the hired hands is the one-legged Long John Silver who has designs on the treasure for himself.

The continuing fascination with this tale of high drama, buried treasure and treachery bears out what Stevenson wrote about the book to his friend W. E. Henley: 'if this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.' The book not only continues to 'fetch the kids' but the grown-ups too – in fact all those with the spirit of adventure in their hearts.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	Wordsworth Collector's Editions
Verlagsort	Herts
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 178 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
ISBN-10	1-84022-788-5 / 1840227885
ISBN-13	978-1-84022-788-8 / 9781840227888
Zustand	Neuware