{"product_id":"treasure-island-unabridged-and-fully-illustrated-hardcover","title":"Treasure Island (Unabridged and fully illustrated) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRhead Louis\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnabridged, complete with 74 original illustrations by Louis Rhead, the well-known children's book illustrator.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/em\u003e, a coming of age novel, is perhaps the best adventure story of all time. It is certainly the quintessential pirate tale\u003c\/strong\u003e, and together with its many movie adaptations it has created our idea of the pirate world: treasure maps with an \"X\", the one legged pirate, the parrot on the shoulder, the eye-patch, the black spot and even phrases like \"shiver my timbers,\" and the captain's eternal song: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrink and the devil had done for the rest-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe young Jim Hawkins is hired by an old seadog Billy Bones to look out for a sailor with one leg. Despite this precaution, Bones is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Searching through his belongings Jim finds a treasure map, which he shows to the local doctor and a wealthy squire. They engage a ship and captain, but unwittingly they hire the ruthless and immensely strong Long John Silver, who has designs on the treasure, as their cook ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econtains 74 illustrations by Louis Rhead, the well-known children's book illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebegins each chapter with an illustrated capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eis in modern crisp easy-to read font and would be a pleasure for children or adults to read\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand is Stevenson's original unabridged version.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scottish writer \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e, a celebrity during his lifetime, is best known for \u003cem\u003eTreasure\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e, A\u003cem\u003e Child's Garden of Verse\u003c\/em\u003e. While being a writer he was great traveller, journeying to Europe, America and the South Pacific, where spent his last years in Samoa. There he was respected and loved by the Samoans who called him Tusitala (Samoan for \"Teller of Tales\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52654724481331,"sku":"9781789431032","price":41.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RnBnUm1yZ3BoUWdaMmZyOG9yRTVHZz09.webp?v=1762516881","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/treasure-island-unabridged-and-fully-illustrated-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}