The Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ~ Books I Like

Monday, May 11, 2009

The Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is about a man named Jim Hawkins who is writing down his experience about his voyage to Treasure Island at an inn. The book talks about how he became a hero during his younger years, which lead up to his adventure to the infamous treasure island. He is held captured by enemy pirates who wish to kill his Captain long John Silver after they find the treasure. The story continues with its twist and its turns.

A tale of betrayal and friendship; an exciting saga of pirates on a search for buried treasure,i t starts with how young Jim Hawkins got Captain Flint's Treasure map from Captain Billy Bones. Jim found the map in Billy Bones' sea chest when Jim and his mother were looking through the chest for the money that Bones owed them. Bones had died during his attempt to escape the evil pirates who were after him. So Jim and his mother had to hurriedly look for the money, and while his mother was trying to count out the right amount of money Jim took Captain Flint's map.

After the pirates attacked the "Admiral Benbow" that was the name of the inn that the Hawkins family owned, Jim goes and gets help from Dr.Livesey and Squire Trelawney and together they board a ship called the Hispaniola and set a course for Treasure Island.

On board Jim becomes friends with the ship's cook Long John Silver (who owns a parrot named Cap'n Flint after the infamous pirate captain), but little does Jim know that Silver is actually a pirate and an ex-member of Captain Flint's crew. Jim soon learns of a sinister plot being made by Silver to steal the treasure that might endanger him and his friends. Read the Treasure Island book to the know the enthralling finish. Other books by Robert Louis Stevenson

* Dr Jekyll and Hyde
* Kidnapped
* The Master of Ballantre

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