Treasure island / Robert Louis Stevenson ; adapted by Deidre S. Laiken ; illustrations by A. J. McAllister
By: Stevenson, Robert Louis [author]
Contributor(s): Laiken, Deidre S | McAllister, A. J
Language: English Series: Great illustrated classicsPublisher: New York : Baronet Books, c1989Description: 232 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0866119582Subject(s): Treasure Island (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction | Pirates -- Juvenile fiction | Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction | Adventure stories | Children's storiesDDC classification: 823 Summary: Robert Louis Stevenson was a great traveler, who spent his last years in the Pacific, far from his native Scotland. His novel Treasure Island is a seafaring adventure story filled with treasure, treachery, pirates, ships and islands. It was originally published as a serial in the children's magazine Young Folks. Stevenson's novel greatly influenced popular pirate imagery: the treasure map marked with "X", the tropical island, the schooner and finally the one-legged pirate complete with parrot.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Robert Louis Stevenson was a great traveler, who spent his last years in the Pacific, far from his native Scotland. His novel Treasure Island is a seafaring adventure story filled with treasure, treachery, pirates, ships and islands. It was originally published as a serial in the children's magazine Young Folks. Stevenson's novel greatly influenced popular pirate imagery: the treasure map marked with "X", the tropical island, the schooner and finally the one-legged pirate complete with parrot.
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