Name: Treasure Island
SKU: 57889369
Price: 400.00 ZAR
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Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781940177403

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher

Frederick Singer & Sons

Language

English

Pages

216

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.2 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9781940177403

Synopsis "Treasure Island"

When he attends a dying patron of his family's boarding house, young Jim Hawkins has no idea that the man was once a pirate, or that the man's possessions include a map that will lead whoever has it to the island where the notorious buccaneer, Captain Flint, buried his treasure. Jim and his guardians hire a boat to sail to the island, unaware that crew they have hired includes many members of Flint's pirate band, among them former quartermaster Long John Silver, and that they hope to claim the treasure for their own. The ensuing action-packed adventure established the classic pirate story as it was written for more than a century afterward, and it made the literary reputation of its young author, Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1883, Stevenson's tale of pirate adventure on the high seas has become one of the best-known classics of English literature.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(Edinburgh, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) British novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of sixteen to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lighthouse engineer, a career he would later abandon. His nautical studies allowed him to come into contact with seafaring people and customs, key ingredients in some of his most famous works. His renowned work, Treasure Island, was published under the pseudonym Captain George North in 1881. In 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one of the great classics of literature, was released. He died on the island of Samoa, at his home, Vailima.

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