TREASURE ISLAND Robert Louis Stevenson - Illustrated by Robert Ingpen Publication Date: Published Illustrations: 70 colour and b&w Price: £14.99 Extent: 192pp Format: 235 x 195mm Binding: Hardback Territory: UK (Templar), Canada (Raincoast), Australia (Walker Books), Denmark (Sesam), Greece (Patakis), USA (Books a Million/Trafalgar Square), Spain (Blume), Korea (Better Books Co.), Sweden (Damm)

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Publication Overview Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of pirates, treasure and swashbuckling action on the high seas is the archetypal ripping yarn and continues to captivate readers of all ages. Our narrator is Jim Hawkins, son of a guesthouse owner on the west coast of England sometime in the eighteenth century. An old buccaneer, Billy Bones, arrives at the Inn with a map showing the way to Captain Flint's treasure, but he is closely followed by group of dastardly pirates under the command of the ominous Blind Pew. Jim, in an act of bravery and cunning gets hold of the map before this rabid mob. He delivers it to Squire Trelawney, and together they set off for Treasure Island in the Squire's schooner. Among the crew, however, is the treacherous Long John Silver who is determined to keep the treasure for himself. Silver and his men try to mutiny and get hold of the treasure but Jim intervenes and through a series of enthralling adventures we find ourselves on Treasure Island with the marooned Ben Gunn and ever closer to the treasure itself. The award-winning artist Robert Ingpen has set his imagination loose on this breathtaking adventure, bringing the unforgettable characters and their thrilling escapades to life as never before.