Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Patrick Scott (Introduction) and Sara Levine (Afterword)

Robert Louis Stevenson’s rousing seafaring classic.
 
“Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest—
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
 
For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From young Jim Hawkins’s first encounter with the sinister beggar Pew to the climactic battle with the most memorable villain in literature, Long John Silver, this novel has fired readers’ imaginations for generations. A rousing tale of treachery, greed, and daring, Treasure Island continues to enthrall readers of all ages.

With an Introduction by Patrick Scott 
and an Afterword by Sara Levine 

• ISBN10: 1101990325
• ISBN13: 9781101990322
• Publish Date: 3 May 2016 (first published 1 November 1883)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 25 June 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: E P Dutton & Co Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781101990322

Reviews

[Danielle Renee Wallace]

"With one man of her crew alive,
What put to sea with seventy-five."

I love Robinson Crusoe genre books, so it wasn't surprising I liked this one!

A true classic, Treasure Island is narrated by young Jim Hawkins as he goes on a voyage for treasure, after meeting Billy Bones the pirate.

Overall, the story was intriguing! It teaches about greed, plus shows an interesting twist over how the adventure makes Jim feel by the end of the book—something not every adventure story covers. If you love voyage novels, I recommend this one!

[inlibrisveritas]

As far as classics go this is one of the easier and quicker to read. Overall I found it to be okay, of course it's one of the more popular classic stories so i already knew a great deal of it before reading it which might be the cause for my impartiality.