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Infinity Books Treasure Island 2015 by Stevenson
The most popular pirate story ever written in English featuring one of literature’s most beloved “bad guys” Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys—and girls—and grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim Hawkins who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett heroic Dr. Livesey and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney who help Jim on his quest for the treasure; the frightening Blind Pew double-dealing Israel Hands and seemingly mad Ben Gunn buccaneers of varying shades of menace; and of course garrulous affable ambiguous Long John Silver who is one moment a friendly laughing one-legged sea-cook . . .and the next a dangerous pirate leader! The unexpected and complex relationship that develops between Silver and Jim helps transform what seems at first to be a simple rip-roaring adventure story into a deeply moving study of a boy’s growth into manhood as he learns hard lessons about friendship loyalty courage and honor—and the uncertain meaning of good and evil