Name: Treasure Island (Deluxe Library Edition) (Illustrated)
Price: 31.90 GBP
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Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781774379721

portada Treasure Island (Deluxe Library Edition) (Illustrated)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher

Engage Classics

Language

English

Pages

196

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.46 kg.

ISBN13

9781774379721

Synopsis "Treasure Island (Deluxe Library Edition) (Illustrated)"

Treasure Island follows the adventures of a cabin boy named Jim Hawkins on board the Hispaniola. Hawkins is in for the adventure of a lifetime, as he braves dangerous waters, lives through a mutiny, and searches for buried treasure.Treasure Island is traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is also noted as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality - as seen in Long John Silver - unusual for children's literature. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.

Robert Louis Stevenson

(Author)

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(Edimburgo, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) Novelista, cuentista, poeta y ensayista británico. Ingresó en la Universidad de Edimburgo cuando tenía dieciséis años para poder seguir los pasos de su padre y convertirse en ingeniero de faros, de lo cual desistiría. Sus estudios de náutica, le permitieron entrar en contacto con las gentes y costumbres marineras, ingredientes fundamentales en algunas de sus obras más conocidas. Su famosa obra, La Isla del tesoro, la publicó bajo el seudónimo de Captain George North en 1881. En 1886, llegaría El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura. Murió en la Isla de Samoa, en su casa, Vailima.

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