Treasure Island
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, published by 1st World Library – Literary Society in July 2005, is a classic adventure novel that has captivated readers for generations. This edition features 296 pages and is presented in English. The story begins with the narrator recounting the events that unfold after a mysterious seaman arrives at the Admiral Benbow inn, setting off a chain of adventures involving treasure maps and pirate lore.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a tale that explores themes of adventure and discovery, as the narrator, Squire Trelawney, and Dr. Livesey embark on a quest for buried treasure. The narrative introduces a cast of characters, including the enigmatic seaman and a host of pirates, all while maintaining a focus on the quest for treasure. This edition is a valuable addition for those interested in classic literature and literary criticism, offering a glimpse into the world of piracy and adventure that has influenced countless works in the genre.
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Purchase one of 1st World Library’s Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG – – SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17__ and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof. I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards:
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