Treasure Island (HarperCollins Childrens Classics)

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This beautiful HarperCollins Childrens Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island is the perfect addition to any bookshelf.
When a mysterious old sailor comes to stay at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the innkeepers son, Jim Hawkins, is set on course for a thrilling adventure.

The old man soon ends up dead, and among his possessions Jim discovers a map leading to buried treasure. Before long, Jim is setting sail to find it but pirates are lurking in the ships crew, and the notorious Long John Silver is planning a mutiny. . .

Frequently adapted and dramatised, Treasure Island is the seminal pirate novel that paved the way for a whole genre.

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Author Bio

Poet and novelist ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894) was the author of a number of classic books, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr. Stevenson was often ill as a child and spent much of his youth confined to his nursery, where he first began to compose stories even before he could read.