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."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Published: 05/01/1982
ISBN: 9780553212495
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.87h x 4.14w x 0.49d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 522 / Treasure Island (Unabridged)
Reading Level: 8.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 12