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About this book
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks under the title The Sea Cook over a period of several months from 1881-82.
Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is the classic pirate tale, known for its superb atmosphere, character and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.
Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is the classic pirate tale, known for its superb atmosphere, character and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.
First Edition Identification
Treasure Island was first published as a book by Cassell and Company of London in 1883. First editions have 1883 as the year of publication on the title page with the copyright page left blank. First editions also contain multiple points of issue, including
(but not limited to): "Dead Man’s Chest" is uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, “rain”
instead of “vain” in the last line of pg. 40, the “7” is missing from the
pagination on pg. 127, "worse" for "worst" in the third
line of pg. 197.
Details
- Title Treasure Island
- Author Robert Louis Stevenson
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 306
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date 2013-05-09
- ISBN 9781108060509 / 1108060501
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.81 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.06 cm)
- Reading level 1070
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Hardback. New. First published in book form in 1883, this classic adventure tale is the best-known work of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94). Telling the story of Jim Hawkins' search for the buried treasure of Captain Flint, it had an enormous impact on popular perceptions of pirates, and continues to delight readers of all ages.
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