Description: Treasure Island and The Ebb-Tide by Robert Louis Stevenson In "Treasure Island", a weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins parents and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. For when Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of mysterious island in his sea chest - where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The new paperback series- Penguin English Library"One more step, Mr Hands," said I, "and Ill blow your brains out"In Treasure Island, a weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkinss parents - and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. For when Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest - where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold. Setting sail with his friends on the ship Hispaniola to recover the treasure, Jim soon realizes that hes not the only one who knows about the hoard. Suddenly he is thrown into a world of treachery, mutiny, castaways and murder and, at the centre of it all, is the charming but sinister Long John Silver, who will stop at nothing to grab his share of the loot... The Ebb-Tide, a short novel published the year of Stevensons death, is also a rollicking seafaring adventure, narrating the voyage of a stolen ship whilst exploring such themes as imperialism, violence, dishonesty, Christianity and corruption. Author Biography Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. The son of a prosperous civil engineer, he was expected to follow the family profession but was finally allowed to study law at Edinburgh University. Stevenson reacted forcibly against the Presbyterianism of both his citys professional classes and his devout parents, but the influence of Calvinism on his childhood informed the preoccupation with predestination and fascination with evil that are so powerfully explored in much of his fiction. Stevenson suffered from a severe respiratory disease from his twenties onwards, leading him to settle in the gentle climate of Samoa with his American wife, Fanny Osbourne.Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is also published in the Penguin English Library. Promotional Treasure Island is paired here with Stevensons extraordinary, savage late novella The Ebb-Tide, which features a tropical island and a ship with a wholly different crew. Promotional "Headline" The new paperback series- Penguin English Library Details ISBN0141199148 Author Robert Louis Stevenson Year 2012 ISBN-10 0141199148 ISBN-13 9780141199146 Media Book Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.8 Birth 1850 Death 1894 Short Title TREAS ISLAND Language English Residence Edinburgh Edinburgh, STK Pages 400 Imprint Penguin Classics Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-12-06 Narrator Llewella Gideon Translator Norman Denny Edited by Christopher Bertram Affiliation Birkbeck College, University of London Position Author Qualifications QC Series The Penguin English Library Publication Date 2012-12-06 Alternative 9780141974316 Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 AU Release Date 2013-01-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:48374851;
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ISBN: 9780141199146
Book Title: Treasure Island and the Ebb-Tide
Item Height: 198mm
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 277g
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
