Treasure Island /
Robert Louis Stevenson ; edited by Jonathan Kelley, with an afterword by Bill Blauvelt.
- West Berlin, N.J. : Townsend Press, 2004.
- 258 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Townsend Library .
- Townsend Library. .
"Illustrations by Hal Taylor". "Each Townsend Library book has been carefully edited to maintain the original story while updating language and style for today's readers" -- Publisher.
old pirate -- Old Sea Dog at the Admiral Benbow -- Black Dog appears and disappears -- black spot -- sea chest -- last of the blind man -- Captain's papers -- sea cook -- I go to Bristol -- At the sign of the spyglass -- Powder and arms -- voyage -- What I heard in the apple barrel -- Council of war -- My shore adventure -- How my shore adventure began -- first blow -- man of the island -- stockade -- How the ship was abandoned -- Jollyboat's last trip -- End of teh first day's fighting -- garrison in the stockade -- Silver's embassy -- My sea adventure -- How my sea adventure began -- ebb tide runs -- cruise of the Coracle -- I stride the Jolly Roger -- Israel Hands -- "Pieces of eight" -- Captain Silver -- In the enemy's camp -- black spot again -- word of honor -- treasure hunt - Flint's pointer -- treasure hunt - the voice among the trees -- fall of a chieftain -- And last -- Afterword -- About the author -- About the book. pt. 1. The 1. The 2. 3. The 4. The 5. The 6. The pt. 2. The 7. 8. 9. 10. The 11. 12. pt. 3. 13. 14. The 15. The pt. 4. The 16. 17. The 18. 19. The 20. 21. The pt. 5. 22. 23. The 24. The 25. 26. 27. pt. 6. 28. 29. The 30. The 31. The 32. The 33. The 34.
When a mysterious stranger with a scar on his cheek dies, young Jim Hawkins ends up with a mysterious map of an island. He imagines that he is off to a wonderful sea adventure that will lead to a huge treasure. But once he sets sail with Dr. Livesey and the one-legged Long John Silver, the dream turns out to include greed, mutiny, and murder. - Back cover.
1591940389 (pbk.) 9781591940388 (pbk.)
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