Treasure Island

New edition of one of the greatest classics of English literature. Stunning pictures by acclaimed illustrator David Mackintosh. Beautifully packaged, competitively priced. Inludes a section on the authors life and works and extra resources for the reader.

Zusatztext This novel sets the bar for everything a child could want from a pirate story. Informationen zum Autor Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by David Mackintosh Klappentext One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treas­ure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day. But more than just a children's classic, the novel is considered to be one of the greatest feats of storytelling in the English language, with characters such as the unforgettable Long John Silver becoming part of the cultural consciousness. Treasure Island is a coming-of-age story that will captivate both adults and children for as long as stories are told. Zusammenfassung This new edition contains more than 35 illustrations by acclaimed illustrator David Mackintosh and a wealth of extra material.

This novel sets the bar for everything a child could want from a pirate story.

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Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by David Mackintosh

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One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treas­ure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.

But more than just a children's classic, the novel is considered to be one of the greatest feats of storytelling in the English language, with characters such as the unforgettable Long John Silver becoming part of the cultural consciousness. Treasure Island is a coming-of-age story that will captivate both adults and children for as long as stories are told.

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This new edition contains more than 35 illustrations by acclaimed illustrator David Mackintosh and a wealth of extra material.