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  • Published: 31 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9780553212495
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $15.99

Treasure Island





Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child

Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas—an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbucklers from honest young Jim Hawkins to sinister, two-timing Israel Hands to evil incarnate, blind Pew. But above all, Treasure Island is a complex study of good and evil, as embodied by that hero-villain, Long John Silver; the merry unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy lust for gold cannot help but win the heart of every one who ever longed for romance, treasure, and adventure.

Since its publication in 1883, Treasure Island has provided an enduring literary model for such eminent writers as Anthony Hope, Graham Greene, and Jorge Luis Borges. As David Daiches wrote: “Robert Louis Stevenson transformed the Victorian boys’ adventure into a classic of its kind.”

  • Published: 31 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9780553212495
  • Imprint: Bantam Dell
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $15.99

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