About this title: Jim Hawkins, who narrates Stevenson's classic tale, is rewarded for his assistance to an old pirate, Billy Bones, with a map showing the way to buried treasure. He and his associates set sail for the island on a ship manned by a band of pirates--a fact they discover en route. The pirate king is the notorious one-legged cook Long John Silver, one ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780435120825ISBN:0435120824
Description: Good. Clean Pages And Cover-Ex Library With Usual Stamps/Stickers-Light Wear *** Expect to see light wear and some spine creasing *** Dispatched in padded packaging. ** UK SELLER-Get it in days not weeks ** read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Parragon Plus
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780752530185ISBN:0752530186
Description: Good. Spine Creased And Curved-Wear To All Edges-Cover Creases *** Expect to see light wear and some spine creasing *** Dispatched in padded packaging. ** UK SELLER-Get it in days not weeks ** read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chrysalis Children's Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781862050075ISBN:1862050074
Description: Good. *** Expect to see light wear and some spine creasing *** Dispatched in padded packaging. ** UK SELLER-Get it in days not weeks ** read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781853261039ISBN:1853261033
Description: Acceptable. Reading Copy Only-Expect Signs Of Wear, And Perhaps A Little Damage *** Expect to receive a well read copy-The condition of the book will be readable, perhaps with heavy creasing and some damage. You wouldn't want to give it as a present-Dispatched in padded packaging. ** UK SELLER-Get it in days not weeks ** read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Parragon
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781858135021ISBN:1858135028
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781853261039ISBN:1853261033
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Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Parragon
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781858135021ISBN:1858135028
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780749854492ISBN:0749854499
Description: Very Good. Some light tanning. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780582416789ISBN:0582416787
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Children's Golden Library
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9788496200975ISBN:8496200973
Description: Fine in As New, minor tear to lower rear jacket. Dustjacket is As New, minor tear to lower rear. This book is in stock now in our UK premises. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Peter Haddock Ltd, Bridlington
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780710500793ISBN:0710500793
Description: Good. Childrens. Pictorial hardcover. 'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bot tle of rum! ' Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treas ure and shipwreck. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unim aginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola, he sails with S quire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, the sinister Long John Silve r and a frightening crew ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Classics
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780140366723ISBN:0140366725
Description: Very Good. Childrens. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Haw kins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map t hat will lead him to the fabled Treasure island. But a host of villains, wi ld beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not t o mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas...Long John S ilver! read more
"I don't know about the evolution of the pirate story before Stevenson, but it seems to me that in Treasure Island, written in 1881, I encountered many descriptions of those loveable fictitious scallawags that endure to this day: the fearsome one-legged pirate, the talkative shoulder-riding parrot, the mysterious and wild distant island on which great treasure is buried, and even the familiar "Shiver my timbers!" and "Yo ho-ho and a bottle of rum!"
Young Jim Hawkins lives in and helps to run a seaside inn on the coast of England. Into his life falls a roughened former pirate, now on the run from his shipmates who--of course--find him. Fearing for their lives, Jim and his mother flee but not before grabbing their guest's secret treasure map and, therefore, inviting danger to follow. With the aid of the local doctor and squire, a fresh expedition sets out for the elusive Treasure Island and not all who are serving aboard are quite what they seem, including the one-legged cook, Long John Silver. Much adventure and great fun follow.
New readers will need to become comfortable with some nautical terms and also the cadence of the pirates' speech which rolls along like this: "Before an hour's out, I'll stove in your old block house like a rum puncheon. Laugh, by thunder, laugh! Before an hour's out, ye'll laugh on the other side. Them that die'll be the lucky ones!" By the time you are done reading this you, too, will be declaring "Argh, me mateys, come about, ye swabs!""
"I had to read this book for school. I started some time in October, reading three or four chapters daily (excepting the weekends, of course). I finished today (the day it says I read this book).
It's a good book, but there's lots of hard-to-understand dialogue. But don't be scared away by that; there's a bunch of notes in the back you can refer to, as well as an overview of the plot (don't read it unless you've finished the actual book) and characters.
I wouldn't reccomend this book to people in early elementary school (excepting a version for younger readers; it's a Wishbone book), because there's lots of descriptive violence. The climax is completely unexpected, and the characters are complex.
But once you've read this book, you won't regret it. It's a guarentee!
Note: Spoilers in the following paragraph.
If you've read this book before, who can forget Long John Silver? The "sea cook" is constantly changing sides, and one of the most complex characters in the story. And don't forget about Ben Gunn, the marooned man who was hiding Captain Flint's treasure all along? He might have seemed a bit mad at first, yes, but he's certainly not worth ignoring. This is a memorable book. No wonder it's one of the classics!"
"Maybe it's because I grew up, along with how many tens of millions of others, with the mythology of pirates in my head, or maybe it's the adrenaline-pumping action of a good adventure story, but I absolutely loved this book. In fact, I had to force myself to set it aside for a few hours at a time, to draw it out as long as I could stand, to savor every aspect of the classic story. I was not, nor am I now, well-versed in pirate lore, or knew at all the tale of Treasure Island and Long John Silver. But I did see the Disney spin on the tale, Treasure Planet, and upon seeing that movie (which I really enjoyed), I knew I had to read the book counterpart. As I said, I loved it. From he foreshadowing and development, to the choice of words and phrase and buildup that left me breathless in all the right places (Hawkins and Hands fighting on the nearly-sinking Hispaniola, the six remaining mutineers finding the treasure has been taken long before they set foot on the island), to Silver himself, a man you can't help put love in spite of good conscience. It all coalesced so perfectly as to make a book that I am happy to add to my "favorites" collection. So, so, so worth the read!"
"Do you have a book that you've started multiple times and could never actually finish? Maybe some other book was more interesting, or maybe a different leisure activity came along or maybe you got busy, but for whatever reason, you've tried to read this book several times and never really got anywhere with it. Well, one of those books for me was Treasure Island. Yes, that Treasure Island, with Long John Silver and "fifteen men on a dead man's chest." The one that has long been regarded as a classic of literature. And until a few days ago, I could not get in to it. Which is kind of weird, because I think pirates are fascinating, and the book has no shortage of drama and adventure. But I just could never read it through. Until now!
And it was nice to read one of those books-that-everyone-should-read-because-it's-great-literature and really enjoy it, because I've been having a hard time with those sorts of books lately (see 1919 and The Handmaid's Tale). Treasure Island was great. I liked the characters and the plot was pretty interesting too. I was kind of surprised at the number of violent deaths in the book - Treasure Island has a reputation as being a children's story and it's been made into a movie plenty of times by people like Disney and the Muppets - but upon thinking about it a bit more, I realized, come on, they're pirates, so yes, there's bound to be some violence. And there's treasure and sailing ships and things like that, so it's pretty much got everything you need for a good story. If you have had problems getting into Treasure Island, like I did, give it another go. It's worth it!"
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