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    Treasure Island

    Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Narrated by Gildart Jackson

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    Part adventure tale and part-coming-of-age story, Treasure Island follows Jim Hawkins, an innkeeper's son, as he embarks on a sea adventure after obtaining a treasure map.

    In his quest to recover a share of the loot, he must negotiate relationships with a colorful cast of pirates, sea captains, noblemen, and castaways. Full of classic pirate language and imagery, as well as the iconic fortune-seeking buccaneer Long John Silver, Treasure Island has been widely adapted for film, television, theatre, and radio. Originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks from 1881 to 1882, the novel was first published in 1883.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateApr 24, 2018
    ISBN9781974901036
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    Robert Louis Stevenson

    Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) spent his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, but traveled widely in the United States and throughout the South Seas. He was author of many novels, including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, and Treasure Island.

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    Reviews for Treasure Island

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    • 5/5
      It's Adventure, with capital A.If you didn't read it, you didn't have a happy childhood.
    • 4/5
      Very enjoyable as an audiobook. The reader does a fantastic job with the voices and the emotion.
    • 4/5
      YAAARR. This be a tale of scallywags and high seas. Adventure be at it's finest, and the rum flows like water me lads.
    • 1/5
      I listened to the audio and read the book. It never got any better. My eyes went over the words but I do not know what really happens in the book. I used wikipedia to try and separate the characters but there were just too many. The only thing I really remember is about the apple barrell.
      But I gave it all I had.
    • 4/5
      I usually dislike reading classics because the writing style is so different from what we read every day. But, RLS style was not offsetting, maybe because I expected the “pirate” style of talking and so wasn’t distracted by mentally trying to rewrite the text. And, with any adventure story you must be in the frame of mind for the adventure. I put down several times because I couldn’t settle into the story, but once my attention was attached I could not put it down.
    • 3/5
      Not really my cup of tea, but I can understand why it's a classic.
    • 4/5
      Treasure Island was so much more my thing than I thought that it would be. There was a lot of drama, action, and suspense. It's an odd thing to read classics that were intended for a younger reading audience. I would let my children read them, but I can easily see where some parents would give pause. Some of the content in these books is controversial today...But hey! They are among the best ever written.
    • 5/5
      Come and join us in a wonderful adventure story. Pirates, parrots, treasure maps. One of the most complicated villains in all of Victorian literature. An exotic setting, an exotic time frame. Who could ask for more?At a coastal inn, a mysterious and somewhat evil man takes up residence. Soon he’s pursued my creepy foes. What ensues is the most influential pirate story ever. Stevenson was admittedly aiming at a young male audience, but a reader would need to be unimaginative in the extreme not to get caught up in Jim Hawkins’ adventures on the high seas. Definitely recommended.
    • 4/5
      YAAARR. This be a tale of scallywags and high seas. Adventure be at it's finest, and the rum flows like water me lads.
    • 4/5
      My book club likes to choose at least one classic every year. This past year we had trouble settling on one that too many people hadn't already read or that were too long for the reading time frame so I suggested Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, a book I hadn't read since I was a child but one that I knew I'd be happy to revisit. After all, who doesn't like swashbuckling?As a classic, the plot is probably familiar to most people but broadly drawn, young Jim Hawkins, son of an innkeeper, finds a map to Treasure Island in the late Billy Bones' belongings and sets out with a couple of old men eager to add to their wealth and a scurvy crew of mostly shifty sailors for the promised treasure. Along the way there is plotting, betrayal, and mutiny from the sailors, treasure unearthed, a battle fought, a maroon found, and ultimately the triumph of goodness, luck, and bravery. This novel is in fact the original pirate tale, the one that has influenced so much of the pop culture portrayals of pirates to this day. It is a portrait of Britain in the Victorian age and of the romanticism of the high seas; it is pure adventure. The language in it is decidedly more difficult than what is presented to children today but the story, after a bit of a slow start, is still completely entertaining and engrossing. Young Jim is lucky, often in the right place at the right time, and he has invaluable instincts. Long John Silver seems charming and kindly but who hides his real, greedy and evil nature as long as possible. I first read this at our cottage by flickering gaslight and that was perfect for the atmosphere evoked here. If you don't have such a place to sink into this book, I suspect it would make a fantastic read aloud bedtime story. Be warned though, that the audience for the story will beg you not to stop at this chapter or that, wanting the whole adventure in one go. And good luck not getting "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum" or "sixteen men on a dead man's chest" stuck in your head after you read it!
    • 5/5
      I read this book when I was a kid and, read it again. This time around, I read it in almost one sittingHe could indeed spin a tale, and managed to create marvellous atmosphere. In the search for the hidden treasure, he also created some memorable characters. All of them. This is a brilliant book, and one for all ages.
    • 5/5
      This is an awesome novel! It manages to be a great adventure story, and a great Victorian period piece, without feeling dated or forced. Yes, the hero has things go unnaturally well for him, but it makes perfect sense in the story. It's a great read, and a great young adult read. The abridged versions, really, should be shot for the lame imposters they are.

      And, on top of being a great story, this is where the whole pirate genre started, everything from buried treasure tropes, to the rules of "gentlemen of fortune." Every pirate aficionado should give this a gander.
    • 3/5
      Echt actieverhaal, maar van een bijzondere soort. Jim is een echte held, die ondanks naiviteit toch bepalend is voor de redding van de groep. Opvallend is vooral het dubbele portret van John Silver: moorddadige piraat, valserik aan de ene kant, maar ook romantische piraat, intelligent, goed wetend wat het goede is.
    • 5/5
      Read this again for the first time! It's been many years and it was like reading it fresh again - ya gotta love getting old! A Classic and must-read; there are so many concepts, phrases and ideas that originated with this book. Very enjoyable. For a children's book, it is a bit rough by today's standards, but the moral lessons of loyalty are powerful - the moral ambiguity is a lesson.
    • 4/5
      The classic tale of pirates and English gentleman, and a boy. Going back and reading this as an adult, I can't believe how predictable it was. I honestly couldn't remember all of the plot points from reading it as a child, but you could see most of the events coming a mile away none the less. This is one of those classic pieces of British work that wraps up all too neatly, and all of the pieces fall right into place without too much fuss. The words are well chosen, and the novel well written, but I'm sad to say that for me it doesn't stand the test of time.
    • 5/5
      It's been awhile since I've read Treasure Island, but this appears to be the complete edition, with the dedication of author and the poem written "To the Hesitating Purchaser."
    • 5/5
      Read it along with Cassidy this summer. Never read it before. Enjoyed it very much.
    • 2/5
      I was required to read this for my children's lit class this term. I figured it would be fun since it's a classic I had not yet gotten to and it's pirates, adventure, a daring young boy... How wrong I was. I found it boring, often confusing, and slow. If I was a young preteen or teen reading this, I would be totally exasperated. I have to say I liked Muppet Treasure Island better - and that was not good either.
    • 4/5
      (Quick disclaimer: I wrote this review for my blog for Talk Like a Pirate Day. Please forgive my grammar and salty dialect as I only take one out of 365 days to actually talk like a pirate!)Treasure Island be the title of this tome and the writer be Cap'n Robert Louis Stevenson! In this adventure set on the high seas, the reader be interduced to the young lad Jim Hawkins, who finds himself in possession of the map to an island filled with buried treasure. Young Jim be recruited as a cabin boy and joins a crew of seasoned sailors lookin' to seek out the loot, and amid these salty dogs is the one legged cook - known by the fearsome name of Long John Silver. Yarr! It be no surprise that Jim overhears Long John Silver plannin' a mutiny but the young lad must take it upon himself to thwart the plans of the filthy pirate, keepin' the treasure and the honest crew members safe.Cap'n Stevenson does a fine job with this swarthy tale of swashbuckling adventure. Older readers as well as the wee little ones will find this story to be a great way to be passin' the time while out at sea. From the parrot that skwaks out "Pieces o' eight" to the singin' of the pirate song "yo ho ho and a bottle o' rum", this story be havin' all a buccaneer could want and rightfully earns its place as a classic.
    • 5/5
      Treasure Island was the 1883 equivalent of a summer-blockbuster. The reader is along for the ride with Hawkins and Long John Silver in this high-seas adventure filled with mystery, mayhem, and betrayal. The influence of this story can be seen in both modern adaptations (e.g. "Treasure Planet"), and the modern perception of pirates in general (e.g. the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series). The concept of morality comes into play, as Hawkins is caught between the immoral pirates and the upstanding citizens, opening up deeper questions of morality in both 19th century and modern societies.
    • 5/5
      Just about the perfect adventure story. Pirates, buried treasure, loyalty, double-crossing, murder, mayhem, mystery - it's got it all, and a terrific coming of age story as well. Literally, the book that launched a thousand ships in the form of other pirate adventures all the way up to the present day. And I have to admit that with twenty pages to go I still had very little idea how it was going to end.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. If I remember correctly this story is where a lot of the pirate lore we know comes from, like the parrot on the pirates shoulder and the one legged pirate. Very fun read.
    • 4/5
      This is one of those books I have always wanted to read. I am glad that I did, it was quite enjoyable and I see why it is classed as a Classic novel, and has been reprinted so many times. The characters where quite interesting and enjoyed the flow the book. My only issue was when the narrator switched to the Doctor. Overall a good book and a recommendation for all ages.
    • 3/5
      I have tried to read Treasure Island numerous times. A couple times when I was younger and once as an adult. Every time I found it to be a bit boring and ended up not finishing it. This time I was determined to make it through it. I made it, and the book was okay but I think compared to modern day adventures the adventure in this book was pretty tame. I read this on my Amazon KindleI think everyone knows the basic story. A young boy and some companions form a company of sailors and take off to find buried treasure on Treasure Island. Ends up part of the company are pirates and mutiny upon landing at the Island. Struggles on Treasure Island commence between the loyal sailors and the pirates.The writing style of this novel has definitely aged with time. It isn't horrible to get through; it's pretty readable and the beginning of the story really grabbed my interest. As time goes on though the story gets bogged down with description and predictability. This isn't a story where characterization or action scenes are a strong point. It is an excellent adventure in the sense that they end up on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere; the struggles they face though are more related to dealing with the pirates than dealing with any trouble the Island throws at them.Maybe this story is just too well known, but for some reason I found it very predictable and this made getting through the lengthy descriptions even tougher. This book does do a wonderful job describing pirates and personifying their characters, but it isn't much fun.I think younger readers will find the story tedious and boring, they may also struggle with the stilted language. Older readers may appreciate the lush descriptions, but will ultimately find the action scenes lacking and the adventure to be not quite as adventurous as in modern day works.Overall an okay novel. Not as exciting and engaging as I had hoped for. Now I can say I read it and move on. I don't know that this is one I will read to my son when he gets older, I think it would bore him. When compared to other classic novels I have read this year, this was my least favorite. I found both "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "Pride and Prejudice" to be more engaging and interesting.
    • 5/5
      This book would make a great read aloud for my students! The adventure on the high-seas, the mystery, the betrayal, all very exciting and thrilling! I couldn't put it down!
    • 4/5
      I was surprised to learn that this was Stevenson's first book-length fiction. I'm afraid that Long John Silver, besides making off with the pieces of eight, also steals the show, reminding me of Gogol's Sobakevich and many an American iconic politician.
    • 2/5
      It was exciting story and sometimes thrilled me. A boy, Jim goes to find the tresure whichi is on the map he has got accidentaly with pirates. He risks his life but finally he successes to get the tresure. He says he never want to go again but he will never forget the adventure he had.
    • 3/5
      Chapter 7: We're alternating reading and listening to it on audio in the car. So far, Morgan prefers my reading (even though the audio is EXCELLENT--highly recommended) because he says the accents are hard to understand and there's no commentary from mom, so I guess we'll be switching to only read-aloud from the book. I can't believe the difference in readability between this classic and today's novels aimed at the same target age-group. I'm not sure that my 8th graders could handle this one. A true testament to how simplified our language has become and how low are standards have gone. Anyway, my 9-year-old is fascinated with the story, so far, even more than with the Percy Jackson series, but he couldn't have enjoyed it as an independent read.

      Update: We sort of gave up on reading it--it was much better on CD (I didn't know how to pronounce most of the boring sailing terms and I could never sound like a good Long John Silver like the actor on the tape). My son needed paraphrasing and commentary so often that I had to realize that this was far beyond his level of comprehension, but I did enjoy it. I feel like I hadn't really missed anything not having read it in my childhood because it's alluded to so often and the characters are so part of our culture that I pretty much already knew the story. Overall--it was a fun read/listen, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
    • 3/5
      Well enough entertaining, says I.
    • 4/5
      Think I read this at primary school, though it may have been early days at secondary school, so will say circa 1986 as a guess. Certainly enjoyed it at the time, as I was always into this type of tale, along with watching several adaptations of this book. Unsure whether I'd appreciate it as much if I read this as an adult, but either way it deserves at least four stars.