Treasure Island: Popular Penguins
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9780141194967
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 268
Dimensions: 179mm x 111mm x 21mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Originally designed as a story for boys, Stevenson's novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by that unforgettable avatar of amorality, Long John Silver. But Treasure Island has also had great appeal for adult readers and was admired by Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and (reluctantly) Henry James. The story has a dreamlike quality of a fairy tale and has worked its way into the collective imagination of more than five generations of readers, gaining the power of myth.
ISBN: 9780141194967
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 268
Dimensions: 179mm x 111mm x 21mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Originally designed as a story for boys, Stevenson's novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by that unforgettable avatar of amorality, Long John Silver. But Treasure Island has also had great appeal for adult readers and was admired by Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and (reluctantly) Henry James. The story has a dreamlike quality of a fairy tale and has worked its way into the collective imagination of more than five generations of readers, gaining the power of myth.
