Treasure Island
By Robert Louis Stevenson
- Release Date: 1882-01-28
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
When Billy Bones first walks into Jim Hawkins’ family-run inn, the prevailing sentiments are fear…and curiosity about what’s in his oversized chest. After a band of rogue pirates comes looking for him, Billy dies, leaving Jim and his mother in possession of his belongings, which contain a map leading to the treasure of the dreaded Captain Flint.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure story plays out on the high seas-and it’s packed to the gills with heart-pounding suspense, double crosses, mutiny, mayhem, and even murder. First published as a magazine serial in the 1880s, Treasure Island set the standard for action-adventure thrillers. Hop in and prepare for a wild ride, complete with peg-legged pirates and their trusted parrots, casks of rum, tropical islands, and X marks the spot!
Reviews
What an adventure!
5By chrisin the middleA classic I’ve always heard of and never read. I couldn’t put it down and read it in a few nights. I loved the language and the storytelling. Highly recommendA classic treasure.
3By CaseyisobnoxiousA very adventurous read, and I was pleased with the characters and storyline and ending. However, I will say that the verbiage and wording used threw me off a lot and many times I had a hard time understanding what was being written. It’s a great story but for that reason I was confused a lot.Treasure island
5By DRLVGNI read it as a boy and read it every chance I get. It is still very exciting and I love it.Must read
5By EternaljourneyGreat classic. Worfully surprised at captain long john silver and his tarry crewGreat With Black Sails
5By vuvhuvbuIt’s a great read after watching Black SailsWishing
5By Bonnie PrancerThe sailers tried the hardest to collect all the collection laid behind. They received a substantial amount. A large portion of the items remained in their storage. A reclaiming fate was bound for the future of new sailers. A challenging and results of the first set of retrievers made a wonderful result in the collection. It is encouraging to believe a future group of sailers will accomplish the results. Wishing is a valuable and supportive response for future attempts and the results.More violent than expected
3By chidi123But very interesting.Amazing!
5By bookworm_kittycat_kotlcThis is such a classic book, and I definitely see why. So much adventure and excitement! I love this book so much. It’s one of my favourite books of all time. Recommend!!!A favorite
5By alan71225This is one of my favorite books and I’ve read it several times.One of my favorites
5By jim.hawkinsIt’s a classic for any ageFinally I got around to reading this seafaring masterpiece.
5By zzerksGood story well told.One for the ages
5By Sven DarlingA fast paced, masterpiece of adventure and characters. Incredible.Treasure Island
5By frockmierAlways a classic that goes too fastWhere are the illustrations?
3By Phb9Love the book. Where are the illustrations?A fantastic book
5By kaiguy2007The plain daring and adventure in this book makes up for the tricky sea language, and the twists and turns and use of dramatic irony is perfect.Delightful tale
4By BGOODEGANGHow did I get to be 60 years old without having read this classic? Enjoyed this tale of the sea and pirates and adventure very much.Fun read
5By WizardChase402Loved it !Excellent writing
5By The Word of God followerI had heard some of this story but to read it all is profound. The emotions from the viewpoint of a child makes you feel you are experiencing it for yourself.Treasure Island
5By Evansdad52A true classic. Third time reading it, still a great read.
