Stevenson reinvented the genre with Treasure Island, a boys' story that appeals as much to adults as to children, and whose moral ambiguities turned the Victorian universe on its head. As they near their destination, and the lure of Captain Flint's treasure grows ever stronger, Jim's courage and wits are tested to the full. The discovery of a treasure map sets Jim and his companions in search of buried gold, and they are soon on board the Hispaniola with a crew of buccaneers recruited by the one-legged sea cook known as Long John Silver. When a mysterious seafarer puts up at the Admiral Benbow, young Jim Hawkins is haunted by his frightening tales the sailor's sudden death is the beginning of one of the most exciting adventure stories in literature. 'there were only seven out of the twenty-six on whom we knew we could rely and out of those seven one was a boy. Additional appendices: Stevenson's short fable 'The Persons of the Tale' and appendix of comparative episodes from Stevenson's sources.Note on the Text including important variants between serial and volume publication.A third appendix brings together parallels from Stevenson's sources. Three appendices: two entertaining piece by Stevenson - his account of the writing and publication of Treasure Island, 'My First Book', and 'The Persons of the Tale', in which Long John Silver and another character take a break between chapters to discuss the ethics of fiction.Up-to-date bibliography and chronology.Unrivalled explanatory notes plus glossary of nautical terms.

Fascinating Introduction discusses Stevenson, the book's composition and publication history, the novel's status and reputation as both adults' and children's classic, critical reception, its place in children's literature, its innovations in the boys' story genre and its relation to the romance.

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