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First published January 28, 1882
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Robert Louis Stevenson
5,395听books6,651听followersRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
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April 11, 2020
Someone recently asked me what review I enjoyed writing the most, and, well, this is it:
I have a massive problem with this book. It鈥檚 one I鈥檓 a little embarrassed to admit. The problem is not with the writing or the characters that Stevenson has created; it鈥檚 not even with the plot. The problem resides with Kermit the Frog. (Stay with me here!) I grew up watching the muppets. I became slightly obsessed with them. I kind of wanted to join them. So, whenever I read about Captain Smollett and Long John Silver all I can see is Kermit fighting Tim Curry!
Therefore, I just can鈥檛 take this book seriously. Well, at least not completely. The Muppet Treasure Island is such a great film; it鈥檚 hilarious. This book was much more serious. The pirates in here aren鈥檛 singing toys; they鈥檙e hardened criminals that created the pirate stereotype. They鈥檙e the sort of men you don鈥檛 want on your ship because they鈥檇 likely cut your throat in your sleep. They might wake you up first if they鈥檙e feeling kind. So, they wouldn鈥檛 try and gain your trust by singing you a jolly song about piracy, like Tim and his muppet mates would.
But, muppet based comparison aside, this is a good novel. I did quite enjoy it. It all begins when the young Jim Hawkins comes across a map for buried treasure, except he hasn鈥檛 got any money to fund the voyage. He Gonzo and Rizzo goes alone and seeks the help of Fozzie Bear Squire Trelawney. As a member of the Victorian gentry, he takes the map for himself with the intention of filling his own coffers with the loot. He鈥檚 not a very nice bear guy, and he鈥檚 not overly intelligent either. In his frugality he accidently hires a group of twisted muppets pirates that, unsurprisingly, mutiny against him.
This all sounds terrible, I know. But, it鈥檚 not all bad because the ship鈥檚 captain is none other than Kermit the Frog Captain Smollett who is absolutely in love with Miss Piggy no one. Indeed, Smollett is in direct contrast to the money driven Fozzie Trelawney because he is everything he is not; he is brave and honourable; he is completely true to his word. He is competing, unknowingly, for the attention of Jim. The young boy is looking for a farther figure, and in Silver and Smollett he sees two potential role models, and two potential life choices.
It all works out in the end though because this is a muppet movie adventure book after all. In all seriousness, it is an exciting book. But, for me, that鈥檚 all it is. There are no hidden motives or dark secrets. Everything is straight forward, clean cut and simple. It is a nice easy read. Stevenson鈥檚 masterpiece is most definitely The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde. That鈥檚 where the real mystery is at. But, it doesn鈥檛 have muppets鈥�..
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I have a massive problem with this book. It鈥檚 one I鈥檓 a little embarrassed to admit. The problem is not with the writing or the characters that Stevenson has created; it鈥檚 not even with the plot. The problem resides with Kermit the Frog. (Stay with me here!) I grew up watching the muppets. I became slightly obsessed with them. I kind of wanted to join them. So, whenever I read about Captain Smollett and Long John Silver all I can see is Kermit fighting Tim Curry!
Therefore, I just can鈥檛 take this book seriously. Well, at least not completely. The Muppet Treasure Island is such a great film; it鈥檚 hilarious. This book was much more serious. The pirates in here aren鈥檛 singing toys; they鈥檙e hardened criminals that created the pirate stereotype. They鈥檙e the sort of men you don鈥檛 want on your ship because they鈥檇 likely cut your throat in your sleep. They might wake you up first if they鈥檙e feeling kind. So, they wouldn鈥檛 try and gain your trust by singing you a jolly song about piracy, like Tim and his muppet mates would.
But, muppet based comparison aside, this is a good novel. I did quite enjoy it. It all begins when the young Jim Hawkins comes across a map for buried treasure, except he hasn鈥檛 got any money to fund the voyage. He
This all sounds terrible, I know. But, it鈥檚 not all bad because the ship鈥檚 captain is none other than
It all works out in the end though because this is a
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June 6, 2021
My absolute favourite adventure story of them all. You have the Admiral Benbow, a little boy named Jim Hawkins, "Captain" Billy Bones, a cruffy old pirate, an incredible eerie pre-story (black spot), a treasure hunt, the ghost of Flint (Ben Gunn), the fight with Israel Hands and of course the one-legged villain Long John Silver. So many fine characters and an absolutely compelling plot. I've watched all the movies and series about Treasure Island as a kid and still like that classic at my age. What more can I say? Must read. This is one of the most famous adventure books you'll ever come across.
April 12, 2024
THE Pirate Adventure by Excellence.
18th century, Bristol Channel. Jim Hawkins is the young son of the innkeeper of the Admiral Benbow Inn. One day an old suspiciously wary sailor makes his entrance and lodges for a time. After his untimely death due to a stroke, revising his belongings, Jim finds a map revealing what could be the possible location of a treasure hidden by the infamous pirate Captain Flint and his gang. With the help of Dr. Livesey, John Trelawney, Captain Smollett and cook Long John Silver, they arm the schooner Hispaniola with enough crew members and resources to make an expedition to the island in search of the treasure.
This one is by all accounts the most famous pirate story ever written, spawning countless of adaptations and retellings in books, films, plays, and whatnot.
It鈥檚 been ages since I read it, and at the time for me this was just another classic book like any other. I remember enjoying it enough, the plot everything you can expect from a pirate story, the characters not great but very memorable, like the iconic one-legged eye-patched pirate with the parrot on the shoulder. So classic! The pacing somewhat slow but not enough to be bothersome. Decently easy to read, considering, although that may be because I read it in spanish. I wouldn鈥檛 mind rereading it someday to admire it in its full splendor a second time around, savouring now everything with full knowledge of its literary importance, and in its original language.
A true immortal classic like few others. 3.5 rounded up for legendary status. A must read, if only to know the original work that inspired so many others after. Recommendable.
It鈥檚 public domain. You can find it
Still remaining, the movie (1950) and (1990)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1882] [311p] [Classics] [3.5] [Conditional Recommendable] [鈥淴 never, ever marks the spot.鈥漖
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鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� Treasure Island [3.5]
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� Olalla
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LA Aventura de Piratas por Excelencia.
Siglo XVIII, Canal de Bristol. Jim Hawkins es el joven hijo del due帽o de la Posada Almirante Benbow. Un d铆a un viejo y sospechoso marinero hace su entrada y se hospeda por un tiempo. Luego de una infortunada muerte a causa de un derrame, revisando sus pertenencias, Jim encuentra un mapa revelando lo que podr铆a ser la posible ubicaci贸n de un tesoro escondido por el infame pirata Capit谩n Flint y su banda. Con la ayuda del Dr. Livesey, John Trelawney, Capit谩n Smollett y el cocinero Long John Silver, arman la goleta Hispaniola con suficientes tripulantes y recursos para hacer una expedici贸n a la isla en b煤squeda del tesoro.
Esta es a todas cuentas la m谩s famosa historia de piratas jam谩s escrita, generando un sinf铆n de adaptaciones y recreaciones en libros, filmes, teatro y que no.
Hace demasiado que le铆 esto, y en su tiempo para m铆 s贸lo fue otro libro cl谩sico como cualquier otro. Recuerdo disfrutarlo lo suficiente, la trama todo lo que uno puede esperar de una historia de piratas, los personajes no geniales pero s铆 muy memorables, como el ic贸nico pirata cojo con parche de ojo y loro en el hombro. 隆Tan cl谩sico! El ritmo algo lento pero no lo suficiente para ser molesto. Decentemente f谩cil de leer, considerando, aunque tal vez eso se deba a que lo le铆 en espa帽ol. No me molestar铆a releerlo alg煤n d铆a para admirarlo en todo su esplendor una segunda vez, saboreando ahora todo con pleno conocimiento de su importancia literaria, y en su lenguaje original.
Un verdadero cl谩sico inmortal como pocos otros. 3.5 redondeado para arriba por status legendario. Una lectura obligada, aunque sea s贸lo para conocer la obra original que inspir贸 a tantas otras despu茅s. Recomendable.
Es dominio p煤blico, lo pueden encontrar
Queda pendiente, la pel铆cula (1950) y (1990)
-----------------------------------------------
NOTA PERSONAL :
[1882] [311p] [Cl谩sicos] [3.5] [Recomendable Condicional] [鈥淴 nunca, jam谩s marca el lugar.鈥漖
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18th century, Bristol Channel. Jim Hawkins is the young son of the innkeeper of the Admiral Benbow Inn. One day an old suspiciously wary sailor makes his entrance and lodges for a time. After his untimely death due to a stroke, revising his belongings, Jim finds a map revealing what could be the possible location of a treasure hidden by the infamous pirate Captain Flint and his gang. With the help of Dr. Livesey, John Trelawney, Captain Smollett and cook Long John Silver, they arm the schooner Hispaniola with enough crew members and resources to make an expedition to the island in search of the treasure.
This one is by all accounts the most famous pirate story ever written, spawning countless of adaptations and retellings in books, films, plays, and whatnot.
It鈥檚 been ages since I read it, and at the time for me this was just another classic book like any other. I remember enjoying it enough, the plot everything you can expect from a pirate story, the characters not great but very memorable, like the iconic one-legged eye-patched pirate with the parrot on the shoulder. So classic! The pacing somewhat slow but not enough to be bothersome. Decently easy to read, considering, although that may be because I read it in spanish. I wouldn鈥檛 mind rereading it someday to admire it in its full splendor a second time around, savouring now everything with full knowledge of its literary importance, and in its original language.
A true immortal classic like few others. 3.5 rounded up for legendary status. A must read, if only to know the original work that inspired so many others after. Recommendable.
It鈥檚 public domain. You can find it
Still remaining, the movie (1950) and (1990)
-----------------------------------------------
PERSONAL NOTE :
[1882] [311p] [Classics] [3.5] [Conditional Recommendable] [鈥淴 never, ever marks the spot.鈥漖
-----------------------------------------------
鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽� Treasure Island [3.5]
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� Olalla
-----------------------------------------------
LA Aventura de Piratas por Excelencia.
Siglo XVIII, Canal de Bristol. Jim Hawkins es el joven hijo del due帽o de la Posada Almirante Benbow. Un d铆a un viejo y sospechoso marinero hace su entrada y se hospeda por un tiempo. Luego de una infortunada muerte a causa de un derrame, revisando sus pertenencias, Jim encuentra un mapa revelando lo que podr铆a ser la posible ubicaci贸n de un tesoro escondido por el infame pirata Capit谩n Flint y su banda. Con la ayuda del Dr. Livesey, John Trelawney, Capit谩n Smollett y el cocinero Long John Silver, arman la goleta Hispaniola con suficientes tripulantes y recursos para hacer una expedici贸n a la isla en b煤squeda del tesoro.
Esta es a todas cuentas la m谩s famosa historia de piratas jam谩s escrita, generando un sinf铆n de adaptaciones y recreaciones en libros, filmes, teatro y que no.
Hace demasiado que le铆 esto, y en su tiempo para m铆 s贸lo fue otro libro cl谩sico como cualquier otro. Recuerdo disfrutarlo lo suficiente, la trama todo lo que uno puede esperar de una historia de piratas, los personajes no geniales pero s铆 muy memorables, como el ic贸nico pirata cojo con parche de ojo y loro en el hombro. 隆Tan cl谩sico! El ritmo algo lento pero no lo suficiente para ser molesto. Decentemente f谩cil de leer, considerando, aunque tal vez eso se deba a que lo le铆 en espa帽ol. No me molestar铆a releerlo alg煤n d铆a para admirarlo en todo su esplendor una segunda vez, saboreando ahora todo con pleno conocimiento de su importancia literaria, y en su lenguaje original.
Un verdadero cl谩sico inmortal como pocos otros. 3.5 redondeado para arriba por status legendario. Una lectura obligada, aunque sea s贸lo para conocer la obra original que inspir贸 a tantas otras despu茅s. Recomendable.
Es dominio p煤blico, lo pueden encontrar
Queda pendiente, la pel铆cula (1950) y (1990)
-----------------------------------------------
NOTA PERSONAL :
[1882] [311p] [Cl谩sicos] [3.5] [Recomendable Condicional] [鈥淴 nunca, jam谩s marca el lugar.鈥漖
-----------------------------------------------
February 15, 2025
Treasure Island is a treasure for the young鈥� If it is read in one鈥檚 childhood, it is irresistible and with age its magic doesn鈥檛 wear out for me but now it shines differently鈥�
It鈥檚 awesome! The great adventure lies ahead鈥� Goose bumps are guaranteed鈥�
Now I see a lot of irony in the tale and even a bit of mockery 鈥� a funny quirk with cheese belongs rather to a subtle ridicule than to the romantic treasure hunting鈥�
At different ages we believe in different treasures and they keep luring us.
Now, if I can鈥檛 get away nohow, and they tip me the black spot, mind you, it鈥檚 my old sea-chest they鈥檙e after; you get on a horse 鈥� you can, can鈥檛 you? Well, then, you get on a horse, and go to 鈥� well, yes, I will! 鈥� to that eternal doctor swab, and tell him to pipe all hands 鈥� magistrates and sich 鈥� and he鈥檒l lay 鈥榚m aboard at the Admiral Benbow 鈥� all old Flint鈥檚 crew, man and boy, all on 鈥榚m that鈥檚 left. I was first mate, I was, old Flint鈥檚 first mate, and I鈥檓 the on鈥檡 one as knows the place. He gave it me at Savannah, when he lay a-dying, like as if I was to now, you see. But you won鈥檛 peach unless they get the black spot on me, or unless you see that Black Dog again or a seafaring man with one leg, Jim 鈥� him above all.鈥�
It鈥檚 awesome! The great adventure lies ahead鈥� Goose bumps are guaranteed鈥�
Now I see a lot of irony in the tale and even a bit of mockery 鈥� a funny quirk with cheese belongs rather to a subtle ridicule than to the romantic treasure hunting鈥�
At the foot of a pretty big pine and involved in a green creeper, which had even partly lifted some of the smaller bones, a human skeleton lay, with a few shreds of clothing, on the ground. I believe a chill struck for a moment to every heart.
鈥淗e was a seaman,鈥� said George Merry, who, bolder than the rest, had gone up close and was examining the rags of clothing. 鈥淟eastways, this is good sea-cloth.鈥�
鈥淎ye, aye,鈥� said Silver; 鈥渓ike enough; you wouldn鈥檛 look to find a bishop here, I reckon. But what sort of a way is that for bones to lie? 鈥楾ain鈥檛 in natur鈥�.鈥�
Indeed, on a second glance, it seemed impossible to fancy that the body was in a natural position. But for some disarray (the work, perhaps, of the birds that had fed upon him or of the slow-growing creeper that had gradually enveloped his remains) the man lay perfectly straight鈥攈is feet pointing in one direction, his hands, raised above his head like a diver鈥檚, pointing directly in the opposite.
鈥淚鈥檝e taken a notion into my old numbskull,鈥� observed Silver. 鈥淗ere鈥檚 the compass; there鈥檚 the tip-top p鈥檌nt o鈥� Skeleton Island, stickin鈥� out like a tooth. Just take a bearing, will you, along the line of them bones.鈥�
At different ages we believe in different treasures and they keep luring us.
December 6, 2020
3 items worthy of note in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic treasure "Treasure Island":
1) There are a ton of tropes! We understand that this is pretty much what Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ripped off, making tons of money off of this adventurous classic, including but not limited to: rampant alcoholism; a code of honor; castaways (at sea or in land); shipwrecks (new and ancient); treason (group & individual) & double crosses; mutiny, hostages, captures and shocking escapes; strangers appearing from the mist & pirate flags; raresome slapstick comedy ("...[he] fell from his whole height face foremost to the floor." [16]) & good comedic timing (the parrot tells everybody The Secret, ruining plans); a compass made up entirely of human bones; & ghosts.
2)Jim Hawkins is your typical YA protagonist prototype. He's the go-between the two fighting groups, the one who bargains with the villain Long John Silver (mmm.... breaded fish and shrimp...yumm) and propels the narrative forward. He's the center; a dreamer; while he loses his humility he attains a coming-of-age wisdom that peaks at the point where he brandishes a pistol for the first time.
3)The plot resembles a Hollywood blockbuster. There is very little inaction, but when it occurs (such as the villain's cliched soliloquy or the factions grunting against their enemies) it does decelerate the pace of the story. Here is a very substantial urge to make everything explosive & loud. Thank you, Mr. Stevenson!
1) There are a ton of tropes! We understand that this is pretty much what Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ripped off, making tons of money off of this adventurous classic, including but not limited to: rampant alcoholism; a code of honor; castaways (at sea or in land); shipwrecks (new and ancient); treason (group & individual) & double crosses; mutiny, hostages, captures and shocking escapes; strangers appearing from the mist & pirate flags; raresome slapstick comedy ("...[he] fell from his whole height face foremost to the floor." [16]) & good comedic timing (the parrot tells everybody The Secret, ruining plans); a compass made up entirely of human bones; & ghosts.
2)Jim Hawkins is your typical YA protagonist prototype. He's the go-between the two fighting groups, the one who bargains with the villain Long John Silver (mmm.... breaded fish and shrimp...yumm) and propels the narrative forward. He's the center; a dreamer; while he loses his humility he attains a coming-of-age wisdom that peaks at the point where he brandishes a pistol for the first time.
3)The plot resembles a Hollywood blockbuster. There is very little inaction, but when it occurs (such as the villain's cliched soliloquy or the factions grunting against their enemies) it does decelerate the pace of the story. Here is a very substantial urge to make everything explosive & loud. Thank you, Mr. Stevenson!
August 11, 2024
Arr, me matey!
I've finally downed the children's classic, Treasure Island.
Sadly, these pirates weren't nearly as sexy as I was expecting. Where were all the sweaty pirate abs I've come to expect from the plethora of trashy romance novels I've gobbled down over the years?
Not here, that's for damn sure.
And mainly because of the overabundance of bodice rippers on my bookshelf, I felt like I maybe needed to expand my maritime horizons, and it seemed that going with a classic sailor story wouldn't be a bad way to accomplish that goal.
Unsurprisingly, this is a pretty boring book by today's standards. And if this was what they gave kids to read back in the day, I'm no longer shocked that people found long walks and/or journaling about said long walks a valid form of entertainment.
When I'm done churning this butter, should I whittle for a bit before we have a family sing-a-long around the fire?
Going to be totally honest, I don't understand the yearning for a simpler lifestyle, as this scenario sounds like my own personal version of Hell.
Alright!
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and why you should read it.
It's short! <--not as much of a time suck as Count of Monte Cristo
It's a classic! <-- therefore, you will sound classy
It's got pirates! <--remember: dirty rum-bloated pirates, not shirtless Fabio pirates
You can learn new drinking songs! <--Yo ho ho and a bottle of Zima, bitches
That all sounds great.
But what is Treasure Island about, Anne?
The gist is that our young hero, Jim Hawkins, has the shittiest luck ever.
His dad dies and leaves a tweenage Jim and his mother with a ramshackle inn to run, complete with a scary drunken sailor (Billy Bones) who's not too keen on paying his tab as a tenant.
He's what the kids these days call a scallywag.
Why does it matter that Bones is continually dodging rent?
Well, after Billy Bob meets his maker with the help of a few of his old sailing pals, Jim and his mother have to rifle through his things to get payment.
AND JIM FINDS A MAP. <--to a place called Treasure Island
*choir vocalizes*
Back in the day, if you found a map it was apparently adventure time. You and your neighbors would rent a ship, hire a sketchy crew, and set out for parts unknown full of high hopes that you'd be coming back with gold doubloons! The reality is that you'd be lucky to come back alive without scurvy or syphilis.
And dark thoughts like that are why I would have made a terrible pirate-adventurer...
The adults (of course) make some really bad decisions when it comes to securing an efficient crew. They have a competent captain, but instead of listening to him, they hire a fairly obvious villain as the cook and then proceed to take his advice over the captain's. This ensures they have quite a surly group of sailors to man the SS Mutiny.
Who is this cook?
Long John Silver. <--yes, exactly like the sub-par seafood restaurant!
When your cook's name is synonymous with chewy shrimp poppers and diarrhea, you might want to rethink your hiring process.
Luckily for all the grown-ups, Jim is a brave and hearty lad who manages to save the day! <--not really
Ok, so this was written back when it was a big deal to keep your word. Like, if you promised your kidnappers that you wouldn't try to run for it, then you couldn't try to run for it because that would make you a liar. Which, for some unfathomable reason, was worth more than your life.
SWEAR TO GOD, THESE OLD-TIMEY PEOPLE WERE RIDICULOUS.
Naturally, there comes a point in the story where Jim needed to hop a fence and get the hell out of there, but wouldn't - because INTEGRITY. And I suppose we're meant to think he's a better person for it, but all I could think was that maybe Stevenson based his story around a child with special needs.
Except, no. Because the doctor agreed with Jim, so apparently in the days of yore, the good guys couldn't just win, they had to win by a set of idiotic rules.
Which is nuts! What are you teaching our kids, Robert!?
Looking someone dead in the eyes whilst giving a firm handshake and lying through your teeth is a fucking lifeskill that every child needs to have perfected by adulthood in order to survive.
But whatever. This is a fantasy, so it all works out for our heroes.
They return home with their honor intact, a good bit of wealth, no STDs, and only a little bit of PTSD that kicks in whenever they hear a parrot squawk.
Read it. As far as classics go, you could do a lot worse than this one.
Michael Prichard - Narrator
I've finally downed the children's classic, Treasure Island.
Sadly, these pirates weren't nearly as sexy as I was expecting. Where were all the sweaty pirate abs I've come to expect from the plethora of trashy romance novels I've gobbled down over the years?
Not here, that's for damn sure.
And mainly because of the overabundance of bodice rippers on my bookshelf, I felt like I maybe needed to expand my maritime horizons, and it seemed that going with a classic sailor story wouldn't be a bad way to accomplish that goal.
Unsurprisingly, this is a pretty boring book by today's standards. And if this was what they gave kids to read back in the day, I'm no longer shocked that people found long walks and/or journaling about said long walks a valid form of entertainment.
When I'm done churning this butter, should I whittle for a bit before we have a family sing-a-long around the fire?
Going to be totally honest, I don't understand the yearning for a simpler lifestyle, as this scenario sounds like my own personal version of Hell.
Alright!
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and why you should read it.
It's short! <--not as much of a time suck as Count of Monte Cristo
It's a classic! <-- therefore, you will sound classy
It's got pirates! <--remember: dirty rum-bloated pirates, not shirtless Fabio pirates
You can learn new drinking songs! <--Yo ho ho and a bottle of Zima, bitches
That all sounds great.
But what is Treasure Island about, Anne?
The gist is that our young hero, Jim Hawkins, has the shittiest luck ever.
His dad dies and leaves a tweenage Jim and his mother with a ramshackle inn to run, complete with a scary drunken sailor (Billy Bones) who's not too keen on paying his tab as a tenant.
He's what the kids these days call a scallywag.
Why does it matter that Bones is continually dodging rent?
Well, after Billy Bob meets his maker with the help of a few of his old sailing pals, Jim and his mother have to rifle through his things to get payment.
AND JIM FINDS A MAP. <--to a place called Treasure Island
*choir vocalizes*
Back in the day, if you found a map it was apparently adventure time. You and your neighbors would rent a ship, hire a sketchy crew, and set out for parts unknown full of high hopes that you'd be coming back with gold doubloons! The reality is that you'd be lucky to come back alive without scurvy or syphilis.
And dark thoughts like that are why I would have made a terrible pirate-adventurer...
The adults (of course) make some really bad decisions when it comes to securing an efficient crew. They have a competent captain, but instead of listening to him, they hire a fairly obvious villain as the cook and then proceed to take his advice over the captain's. This ensures they have quite a surly group of sailors to man the SS Mutiny.
Who is this cook?
Long John Silver. <--yes, exactly like the sub-par seafood restaurant!
When your cook's name is synonymous with chewy shrimp poppers and diarrhea, you might want to rethink your hiring process.
Luckily for all the grown-ups, Jim is a brave and hearty lad who manages to save the day! <--not really
Ok, so this was written back when it was a big deal to keep your word. Like, if you promised your kidnappers that you wouldn't try to run for it, then you couldn't try to run for it because that would make you a liar. Which, for some unfathomable reason, was worth more than your life.
SWEAR TO GOD, THESE OLD-TIMEY PEOPLE WERE RIDICULOUS.
Naturally, there comes a point in the story where Jim needed to hop a fence and get the hell out of there, but wouldn't - because INTEGRITY. And I suppose we're meant to think he's a better person for it, but all I could think was that maybe Stevenson based his story around a child with special needs.
Except, no. Because the doctor agreed with Jim, so apparently in the days of yore, the good guys couldn't just win, they had to win by a set of idiotic rules.
Which is nuts! What are you teaching our kids, Robert!?
Looking someone dead in the eyes whilst giving a firm handshake and lying through your teeth is a fucking lifeskill that every child needs to have perfected by adulthood in order to survive.
But whatever. This is a fantasy, so it all works out for our heroes.
They return home with their honor intact, a good bit of wealth, no STDs, and only a little bit of PTSD that kicks in whenever they hear a parrot squawk.
Read it. As far as classics go, you could do a lot worse than this one.
Michael Prichard - Narrator
January 15, 2023
Treasures, tropical islands, and rum soaked trope creating overkills
Amazingly good, dense, and complex writing for its time
I don麓t want to say that professional college course creative writing is what makes US and UK authors so outstanding, but well, which other countries produce so many amazing fictional works? Before, there were a few classic pearls by authors that weren麓t just able to write good stories, but understood the most important ingredient of compelling art
Mixing character and plot
From the beginning, there are more and more unfolding open questions, mysteries, Chekhovs, and MacGuffins that are always fused with character motivation. This today totally normal thing was outstanding in the old days and is a reason why many classics are average, boring, or just simply bad. Take the terrible other island classics like Robinson Crusoe
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or Lord of the Flies
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They both don麓t just suck at being mind blowing, but have stupid messages and ideologies integrated the authors want to get into the readers' brains. In contrast,
Stephenson understood that there should be just a high and good entertainment level
He creates a complex crew of characters, always throws them in a small territory they can麓t escape from, ships, forts, a treasure hunt, and slowly escalates the whole thing. Because I麓m a fan of epigenetics and the sociocultural evolution of fictional concepts, I could already search, find, and see the progress of a once spread trope idea in
So many other works inspired by it
Be it horror, fantasy, or my favorite genre to rule them all, sci fi, they all developed new ideas about how to find the magic stone, the skull of the necromantic god emperor, or the alien artifact. And what leaves me stunned in even more awe is that, in the other time direction, a few thousand years ago the first ancient storytellers were inspired by the totally forgotten tales of primitive starving stone age artists. Who probably invented the idea of a hero's journey to find the fattest and most delicious mammoth.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
Amazingly good, dense, and complex writing for its time
I don麓t want to say that professional college course creative writing is what makes US and UK authors so outstanding, but well, which other countries produce so many amazing fictional works? Before, there were a few classic pearls by authors that weren麓t just able to write good stories, but understood the most important ingredient of compelling art
Mixing character and plot
From the beginning, there are more and more unfolding open questions, mysteries, Chekhovs, and MacGuffins that are always fused with character motivation. This today totally normal thing was outstanding in the old days and is a reason why many classics are average, boring, or just simply bad. Take the terrible other island classics like Robinson Crusoe
/book/show/2...
or Lord of the Flies
/book/show/7...
They both don麓t just suck at being mind blowing, but have stupid messages and ideologies integrated the authors want to get into the readers' brains. In contrast,
Stephenson understood that there should be just a high and good entertainment level
He creates a complex crew of characters, always throws them in a small territory they can麓t escape from, ships, forts, a treasure hunt, and slowly escalates the whole thing. Because I麓m a fan of epigenetics and the sociocultural evolution of fictional concepts, I could already search, find, and see the progress of a once spread trope idea in
So many other works inspired by it
Be it horror, fantasy, or my favorite genre to rule them all, sci fi, they all developed new ideas about how to find the magic stone, the skull of the necromantic god emperor, or the alien artifact. And what leaves me stunned in even more awe is that, in the other time direction, a few thousand years ago the first ancient storytellers were inspired by the totally forgotten tales of primitive starving stone age artists. Who probably invented the idea of a hero's journey to find the fattest and most delicious mammoth.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
September 28, 2021
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.
An old sailor named Billy Bones comes to lodge in the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on the West English coast. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins, to keep a lookout for "a one-legged seafaring man."
A former shipmate, Black Dog, confronts Bones and engages in a violent fight with him. After Black Dog is run off, a blind beggar named Pew visits to give Bones "the black spot" as a summons to share a map leading to buried treasure. Shortly thereafter, Bones suffers a stroke and dies.
Pew and his accomplices attack the inn, but Jim and his mother save themselves while taking Bones's sea chest. Inside the chest, they find a map of an island on which the infamous pirate Captain Flint hid his treasure.
Jim shows the map to the local physician Dr. Livesey and the district squire John Trelawney, and they decide to make an expedition to the island, with Jim serving as a cabin boy. They set sail on Trelawney's schooner, the Hispaniola, under Captain Smollett.
Much of the crew, as it is later revealed, are pirates who served under Captain Flint, most notable of which is the ship's one-legged chef "Long John" Silver. Jim, sitting in an apple casket, overhears the conspirators' plan to mutiny after the salvage of the treasure and to assassinate the skippers. ...
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倬丿乇賲 诏賮鬲: 芦賳賴 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴.禄貨
賲乇丿 诏賮鬲: 芦倬爻 噩丕蹖 賲賳 丕蹖賳 噩丕爻鬲.禄貨 亘毓丿貙 禺丿賲鬲讴丕乇蹖 乇丕 讴賴 诏丕乇蹖 丿爻鬲蹖 乇丕 丌賵乇丿賴 亘賵丿貙 氐丿丕 夭丿 賵 诏賮鬲: 芦氐賳丿賵賯 乇丕 亘蹖丕賵乇 鬲賵!禄 賵 亘賴 倬丿乇賲 诏賮鬲: 芦賲賳 丌丿賲蹖 爻丕丿賴 丕賲貨 丕夭 卮賲丕 賴賲 賮賯胤 賳賵卮蹖丿賳蹖貙 跇丕賲亘賵賳 賵 鬲禺賲 賲乇睾 賲蹖禺賵丕賴賲.禄貨
亘毓丿 趩賳丿 爻讴賴 蹖 胤賱丕 乇賵蹖 賲蹖夭 丕賳丿丕禺鬲 賵 诏賮鬲: 芦賴乇 賵賯鬲 鬲賲丕賲 卮丿貙 亘诏賵蹖蹖丿! 丿乇 囟賲賳 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 賲乇丕 賳丕禺丿丕 氐丿丕 亘夭賳蹖丿.禄貨
賳丕禺丿丕 賲乇丿 爻丕讴鬲蹖 亘賵丿.貨 鬲賲丕賲 乇賵夭 乇丕 亘丕 丿賵乇锟斤拷蹖賳 亘乇賳噩蹖 丕卮貙 丿乇 丕胤乇丕賮 禺賱蹖噩 蹖丕 乇賵蹖 氐禺乇賴 賴丕 倬乇爻賴 賲蹖夭丿貨 卮亘賴丕 賳蹖夭 丿乇 诏賵卮賴 丕蹖 丕夭 爻丕賱賳 賲蹖賳卮爻鬲 賵 賲蹖賳賵卮蹖丿貨 丕賵貙 丕睾賱亘 丕夭 賲丕 賲蹖倬乇爻蹖丿: 芦丿乇 噩丕丿賴貙 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿蹖 賳丿蹖丿蹖丿責禄貨
丕賵丕蹖賱 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴乇丿蹖賲 讴賴 丕賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿 亘丕 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿賴丕 賴賲 氐丨亘鬲 卮賵丿貨 丕賲丕 賵賯鬲蹖 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿蹖 爻乇 乇丕賴卮 亘賴 亘乇蹖爻鬲賽賱 亘賴 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 賲丕 賲蹖丌賲丿貙 賳丕禺丿丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 賵乇賵丿 亘賴 爻丕賱賳 倬匕蹖乇丕蹖蹖貙 丕亘鬲丿丕 丕夭 倬卮鬲 倬乇丿賴 賴丕蹖 丿乇貙 亘丕 丿賯鬲 亘賴 丕賵 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴乇丿 賵 丌賳诏丕賴 賵丕乇丿 賲蹖卮丿 賵 賲孬賱 賴賲蹖卮賴貙 爻丕讴鬲 丿乇 诏賵卮賴 丕蹖 賲蹖賳卮爻鬲.貨
乇賵夭蹖貙 賳丕禺丿丕 賲乇丕 亘賴 讴賳丕乇蹖 讴卮蹖丿 賵 诏賮鬲: 芦噩蹖賲! 丕诏乇 賴賲蹖卮賴 賲賵丕馗亘 亘丕卮蹖 賵 賴乇 賵賯鬲 賲賱賵丕賳蹖 蹖讴 倬丕 丿蹖丿蹖貙 賮賵乇蹖 亘賴 賲賳 亘诏賵蹖蹖貙 賴乇 賲丕賴 蹖讴 爻讴賴 蹖 賳賯乇賴 蹖 趩賴丕乇 倬賳蹖 亘賴 鬲賵 賲蹖丿賴賲.禄貨
丌賳 乇賵夭貙 賮讴乇 蹖丕賮鬲賳 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿 蹖讴 倬丕貙 禺賵丕亘賴丕蹖 賲乇丕 丌卮賮鬲賴 讴乇丿貨 亘丕 丕蹖賳丨丕賱貙 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丌賳 讴賴 丕夭 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿 蹖讴 倬丕 亘鬲乇爻賲貙 丕夭 禺賵丿 賳丕禺丿丕 賲蹖鬲乇爻蹖丿賲貙 夭蹖乇丕 亘毓囟蹖 丕夭 卮亘賴丕 讴賴 爻乇卮 诏乇賲 賲蹖卮丿貙 賴賲賴 乇丕 爻丕讴鬲 賵 賲噩亘賵乇 賲蹖讴乇丿 讴賴 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 鬲乇爻賳丕讴卮 诏賵卮 讴賳賳丿 賵 丌賵丕夭賴丕蹖 賯丿蹖賲蹖 賲賱賵丕賳賴丕 乇丕 亘丕 丕賵 亘禺賵丕賳賳丿.)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 27/09/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 05/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.
An old sailor named Billy Bones comes to lodge in the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on the West English coast. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins, to keep a lookout for "a one-legged seafaring man."
A former shipmate, Black Dog, confronts Bones and engages in a violent fight with him. After Black Dog is run off, a blind beggar named Pew visits to give Bones "the black spot" as a summons to share a map leading to buried treasure. Shortly thereafter, Bones suffers a stroke and dies.
Pew and his accomplices attack the inn, but Jim and his mother save themselves while taking Bones's sea chest. Inside the chest, they find a map of an island on which the infamous pirate Captain Flint hid his treasure.
Jim shows the map to the local physician Dr. Livesey and the district squire John Trelawney, and they decide to make an expedition to the island, with Jim serving as a cabin boy. They set sail on Trelawney's schooner, the Hispaniola, under Captain Smollett.
Much of the crew, as it is later revealed, are pirates who served under Captain Flint, most notable of which is the ship's one-legged chef "Long John" Silver. Jim, sitting in an apple casket, overhears the conspirators' plan to mutiny after the salvage of the treasure and to assassinate the skippers. ...
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 乇賵夭賴丕蹖 爻丕賱 1973賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 噩夭蹖乇賴 诏賳噩貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 乇丕亘乇鬲 賱賵卅蹖爻 (賱賵卅蹖夭) 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳爻賵賳 (丕爻鬲蹖賵賳爻賳)貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賴丕噩乇 鬲乇亘蹖鬲貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 亘賳诏丕賴 鬲乇噩賲賴貙 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 1343貙 丿乇 278氐貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 丕乇丿卮蹖乇 賳蹖讴倬賵乇貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 诏賵鬲賳亘乇诏貙 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 1351貙 丿乇 364氐貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵丿讴丕賳 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕爻讴丕鬲賱賳丿 - 爻丿賴 19賲
賲鬲乇噩賲賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇貙 禺丕賳賲賴丕 賵 丌賯丕蹖丕賳: 芦丨爻蹖賳 丿爻鬲賵賲禄貨 芦蹖賵爻賮 賮乇禺禄貨 芦毓亘丕爻 讴乇賲蹖 賮乇禄貨 芦倬乇賵蹖夭 賳噩賲 丕賱丿蹖賳蹖禄貨 芦賲丨爻賳 爻賱蹖賲丕賳蹖禄貨 芦丕賲蹖乇賲賴丿蹖 賲乇丕丿 丨丕氐賱禄貨 芦氐賮賵乇丕 讴賱賴乇禄貨 芦丕丨賲丿 讴爻丕蹖蹖 倬賵乇禄貨 芦爻倬賴乇 卮賴賱丕蹖蹖禄貨 芦毓賱蹖 丕讴亘乇蹖禄貨 芦毓賱蹖乇囟丕 賳毓賲鬲蹖禄貨 芦賲丨賲丿乇囟丕 噩毓賮乇蹖禄貨 芦賳毓蹖賲賴 馗丕賴乇蹖禄貨 芦丌乇賲蹖賳 賴丿丕蹖鬲蹖禄貨 芦賲賴爻丕 胤丕賴乇蹖丕賳禄貨 芦賲賴爻丕 蹖夭丿丕賳蹖禄貨 芦賲丨賲丿 賯氐丕毓禄貨 芦丕賲蹖賳 丿丕丿賵乇禄貨 芦爻賴蹖賱 乇賲囟丕賳蹖禄貨 芦賲丨賲丿 賴賲鬲 禺賵丕賴禄貨 芦賳丕賴蹖丿 丨丕噩蹖 爻賱蹖賲丕賳蹖禄貨 芦卮賴賱丕 胤賴賲丕爻亘蹖禄貨 芦亘蹖鬲丕 丕亘乇丕賴蹖賲蹖禄貨 芦爻賵丿賴 讴乇蹖賲蹖禄貨 賵 ...貨
丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 賲丕噩乇丕噩賵蹖丕賳賴貙 讴賴 芦乇丕亘乇鬲 賱賵蹖蹖 (賱賵卅蹖夭 蹖丕 賱賵卅蹖爻) 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳爻購賳禄 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 芦丕爻讴丕鬲賱賳丿蹖禄 賳賵卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲貨 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 亘丕乇 丿乇 爻丕賱 1883賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 亘賴 氐賵乇鬲 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 趩丕倬 乇爻蹖丿貙 賵 賲賵囟賵毓 丌賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 蹖 丿夭丿丕賳 丿乇蹖丕蹖蹖貙 賵 诏賳噩蹖 賲丿賮賵賳貙 丿乇 蹖讴 噩夭蹖乇賴 丕爻鬲貨 芦噩夭蹖乇賴 蹖 诏賳噩禄 賴賲丕乇賴 丿乇 夭賲乇賴 蹖 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 讴賵丿讴 賵 賳賵噩賵丕賳貙 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 賵 賲賳鬲賯丿丕賳 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 鬲賵氐蹖賮 丕爻鬲丕丿丕賳賴 蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 丕夭: 芦卮禺氐蹖鬲鈥屬囏回� 芦乇賵蹖丿丕丿賴丕禄貙 賵 芦賮囟丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳禄貙 亘爻蹖丕乇 爻鬲賵丿賴鈥� 丕賳丿貨 亘丕乇賴丕 亘賴 乇賵蹖 氐丨賳賴 蹖 鬲卅丕鬲乇賴丕貙 賵 倬乇丿賴 蹖 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕 乇賮鬲賴貙 賵 丕夭 賲丨亘賵亘蹖鬲 賵蹖跇賴 丕蹖貙 賳夭丿 賳賵噩賵丕賳丕賳貙 亘乇禺賵乇丿丕乇 丕爻鬲
乇丕亘乇鬲 賱賵蹖蹖 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳爻賳貙 鬲賳賴丕 賮乇夭賳丿 芦鬲賵賲丕爻 丕爻鬲蹖賵賳爻賳禄 蹖讴蹖 丕夭亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 賲賴賳丿爻丕賳 卮賴乇 亘賵丿貨 丕賵 讴賴 丕夭 讴賵丿讴蹖 囟毓蹖賮 賵 賲乇蹖囟 丕丨賵丕賱 亘賵丿貙 倬爻 丕夭 爻賮乇 亘賴 讴卮賵乇賴丕蹖 诏賵賳丕诏賵賳貙 爻丕賱賴丕蹖 倬丕蹖丕賳蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇丕貙 丿乇 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 丿賱禺賵丕賴卮 芦爻丕賲賵禄 诏匕乇丕賳丿貨 賲乇丿賲丕賳 亘賵賲蹖貙 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 芦賯氐賴 诏賵蹖 賯氐賴 賴丕禄 賳丕賲蹖丿賳丿貨 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿蹖 倬蹖乇貙 丿乇 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴鈥� 丕蹖 賲蹖賲蹖乇丿貙 賵 芦噩蹖賲禄 丿乇 氐賳丿賵賯趩賴鈥� 蹖 丕賵貙 賳賯卮賴 蹖 诏賳噩蹖 乇丕 賲蹖蹖丕亘丿貨 丕賵 賵 丿賵爻鬲丕賳卮貙 亘賴 噩夭蹖乇賴鈥� 丕蹖 丿賵乇 爻賮乇 賲蹖讴賳賳丿貙 丕賲丕 丿夭丿丕賳 丿乇蹖丕蹖蹖 禺胤乇賳丕讴蹖 賳蹖夭 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 賴賲丕賳 诏賳噩 賴爻鬲賳丿
賳賯賱 丕夭 丌睾丕夭 賲鬲賳: (賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 芦丌丿賲蹖乇丕賱 亘賽賳 亘賵禄: 丕夭 賲賳 禺賵丕爻鬲賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 賴乇趩賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 蹖 噩夭蹖乇賴 蹖 诏賳噩 賲蹖丿丕賳賲貙 丕夭 丕賵賱 鬲丕 丌禺乇 亘賳賵蹖爻賲貨 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳 賴賲 趩蹖夭蹖 乇丕 丕夭 賯賱賲 賳賲蹖丕賳丿丕夭賲貨 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 賲賳貙 賲賵賯毓蹖 卮乇賵毓 卮丿 讴賴 倬丿乇賲 賴賳賵夭 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 芦丌丿賲蹖乇丕賱 亘賽賳 亘賵禄 乇丕 丕丿丕乇賴 賲蹖讴乇丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賴賲丕賳 賲賵賯毓蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿蹖 倬蹖乇貙 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 亘賴 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 賲丕 丌賲丿貨 禺賵亘 亘賴 蹖丕丿 丿丕乇賲貙 丕賳诏丕乇 賴賲蹖賳 丿蹖乇賵夭 亘賵丿貨 丕賵 噩賱賵蹖 丿乇 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 丌賲丿貨 倬卮鬲 爻乇卮貙 蹖讴 诏丕乇蹖 丿爻鬲蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 乇賵蹖 丌賳 氐賳丿賵賯趩賴 丕蹖 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲貨 賲乇丿 鬲丕夭賴 賵丕乇丿貙 賯賵蹖 賵 亘丿賯賵丕乇賴 亘賵丿 賵 讴鬲 賲賱賵丕賳蹖 丌亘蹖 乇賳诏 賵 讴孬蹖賮蹖 亘賴 鬲賳 丿丕卮鬲貨 乇賵蹖 丿爻鬲丕賳卮 毓賱丕賲鬲 夭禺賲蹖 丿蹖丿賴 賲蹖卮丿 賵 賳丕禺賳賴丕蹖卮 爻蹖丕賴 賵 卮讴爻鬲賴 亘賵丿貨 乇賵蹖 氐賵乇鬲卮 賴賲 毓賱丕賲鬲 夭禺賲 卮賲卮蹖乇 亘賵丿
丕賵 亘賴 禺賱蹖噩 讴賵趩讴 噩賱賵蹖 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴乇丿 賵 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿卮 爻賵鬲 賲蹖夭丿貨 倬爻 丕夭 賲丿鬲蹖貙 賳丕诏賴丕賳 卮乇賵毓 亘賴 禺賵丕賳丿賳 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丌賵丕夭賴丕蹖 賯丿蹖賲蹖 賲賱賵丕賳賴丕 讴乇丿: 倬丕賳夭丿賴 賲乇丿貙 乇賵蹖 爻蹖賳賴 蹖 蹖讴 賲乇丿賴貨 蹖賵賴賵賴賵貙 賴賵賴賵賴賵
丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿 倬蹖乇貙 倬爻 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕夭 倬丿乇賲 蹖讴 賳賵卮蹖丿賳蹖 诏乇賮鬲貙 诏賮鬲: 芦噩丕蹖 噩丕賱亘蹖 丕爻鬲貨 丌丿賲賴丕蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕蹖賳噩丕 賲蹖 丌蹖賳丿責禄貨
倬丿乇賲 诏賮鬲: 芦賳賴 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴.禄貨
賲乇丿 诏賮鬲: 芦倬爻 噩丕蹖 賲賳 丕蹖賳 噩丕爻鬲.禄貨 亘毓丿貙 禺丿賲鬲讴丕乇蹖 乇丕 讴賴 诏丕乇蹖 丿爻鬲蹖 乇丕 丌賵乇丿賴 亘賵丿貙 氐丿丕 夭丿 賵 诏賮鬲: 芦氐賳丿賵賯 乇丕 亘蹖丕賵乇 鬲賵!禄 賵 亘賴 倬丿乇賲 诏賮鬲: 芦賲賳 丌丿賲蹖 爻丕丿賴 丕賲貨 丕夭 卮賲丕 賴賲 賮賯胤 賳賵卮蹖丿賳蹖貙 跇丕賲亘賵賳 賵 鬲禺賲 賲乇睾 賲蹖禺賵丕賴賲.禄貨
亘毓丿 趩賳丿 爻讴賴 蹖 胤賱丕 乇賵蹖 賲蹖夭 丕賳丿丕禺鬲 賵 诏賮鬲: 芦賴乇 賵賯鬲 鬲賲丕賲 卮丿貙 亘诏賵蹖蹖丿! 丿乇 囟賲賳 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳蹖丿 賲乇丕 賳丕禺丿丕 氐丿丕 亘夭賳蹖丿.禄貨
賳丕禺丿丕 賲乇丿 爻丕讴鬲蹖 亘賵丿.貨 鬲賲丕賲 乇賵夭 乇丕 亘丕 丿賵乇锟斤拷蹖賳 亘乇賳噩蹖 丕卮貙 丿乇 丕胤乇丕賮 禺賱蹖噩 蹖丕 乇賵蹖 氐禺乇賴 賴丕 倬乇爻賴 賲蹖夭丿貨 卮亘賴丕 賳蹖夭 丿乇 诏賵卮賴 丕蹖 丕夭 爻丕賱賳 賲蹖賳卮爻鬲 賵 賲蹖賳賵卮蹖丿貨 丕賵貙 丕睾賱亘 丕夭 賲丕 賲蹖倬乇爻蹖丿: 芦丿乇 噩丕丿賴貙 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿蹖 賳丿蹖丿蹖丿責禄貨
丕賵丕蹖賱 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴乇丿蹖賲 讴賴 丕賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿 亘丕 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿賴丕 賴賲 氐丨亘鬲 卮賵丿貨 丕賲丕 賵賯鬲蹖 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿蹖 爻乇 乇丕賴卮 亘賴 亘乇蹖爻鬲賽賱 亘賴 賲爻丕賮乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 賲丕 賲蹖丌賲丿貙 賳丕禺丿丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 賵乇賵丿 亘賴 爻丕賱賳 倬匕蹖乇丕蹖蹖貙 丕亘鬲丿丕 丕夭 倬卮鬲 倬乇丿賴 賴丕蹖 丿乇貙 亘丕 丿賯鬲 亘賴 丕賵 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴乇丿 賵 丌賳诏丕賴 賵丕乇丿 賲蹖卮丿 賵 賲孬賱 賴賲蹖卮賴貙 爻丕讴鬲 丿乇 诏賵卮賴 丕蹖 賲蹖賳卮爻鬲.貨
乇賵夭蹖貙 賳丕禺丿丕 賲乇丕 亘賴 讴賳丕乇蹖 讴卮蹖丿 賵 诏賮鬲: 芦噩蹖賲! 丕诏乇 賴賲蹖卮賴 賲賵丕馗亘 亘丕卮蹖 賵 賴乇 賵賯鬲 賲賱賵丕賳蹖 蹖讴 倬丕 丿蹖丿蹖貙 賮賵乇蹖 亘賴 賲賳 亘诏賵蹖蹖貙 賴乇 賲丕賴 蹖讴 爻讴賴 蹖 賳賯乇賴 蹖 趩賴丕乇 倬賳蹖 亘賴 鬲賵 賲蹖丿賴賲.禄貨
丌賳 乇賵夭貙 賮讴乇 蹖丕賮鬲賳 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿 蹖讴 倬丕貙 禺賵丕亘賴丕蹖 賲乇丕 丌卮賮鬲賴 讴乇丿貨 亘丕 丕蹖賳丨丕賱貙 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丌賳 讴賴 丕夭 丿乇蹖丕賳賵乇丿 蹖讴 倬丕 亘鬲乇爻賲貙 丕夭 禺賵丿 賳丕禺丿丕 賲蹖鬲乇爻蹖丿賲貙 夭蹖乇丕 亘毓囟蹖 丕夭 卮亘賴丕 讴賴 爻乇卮 诏乇賲 賲蹖卮丿貙 賴賲賴 乇丕 爻丕讴鬲 賵 賲噩亘賵乇 賲蹖讴乇丿 讴賴 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 鬲乇爻賳丕讴卮 诏賵卮 讴賳賳丿 賵 丌賵丕夭賴丕蹖 賯丿蹖賲蹖 賲賱賵丕賳賴丕 乇丕 亘丕 丕賵 亘禺賵丕賳賳丿.)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
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December 21, 2022
LA MAPPA DELLA VITA
La prima lettura, e probabilmente le prime, perch茅 credo si sia ripetuta, risalgono alla mia infanzia, o gi霉 di l矛. Sicuramente con testo non integrale e adattato all鈥檈t脿.
Mi piaceva, m鈥櫭� piaciuto da subito: il protagonista ragazzino, Jim, nome semplice, senza fronzoli, la sua storia, le sue paure, il suo coraggio, le sue avventure (la sua formazione); il pirata con la gamba di legno, che 猫 cattivo e mette paura, ma poi rivela d鈥檃ver cuore e protegge il ragazzo (anche se per interesse); la nave, il mare, l鈥檕ceano, l鈥檌sola deserta; la mappa, il tesoro, la caverna; il fortino, l鈥檃ssalto, il rischio della vita, la suspense, e anche qui si stava in ansia e arrivavano i brividi.
Sotto il Bay Bridge che collega San Francisco a Oakland c鈥櫭� Treasure Island, collegata a Yerba Buena.
Brividi, paura, mistero e attesa che la serie della RAI diretta dal mitico Anton Giulio Majano, pur nella ristrettezza dei mezzi e delle scenografie (praticamente tutta in studio: ma quale bambino ci faceva caso?), e il coro dei marinai dalla voce roca, quindici uomini sulla cassa del morto (e l鈥檃ccento sembrava cadere sulla seconda 鈥榦鈥�) e una bottiglia di rum, intensificavano.
Certo, non al livello di Belfagor, che infatti andava in onda di sera dopo Carosello, mentre L鈥檌sola del tesoro era programma pomeridiano. Ma insomma鈥�
Sono stati una decina di film tra grande e piccolo schermo, ma lui, Orson, rimane il migliore Long John Silver.
Gi脿 l鈥檌ncipit 猫 saporito, e ghiotto:
Essendo stato incaricato dal conte Trelawney, dal dottor Livesey e dal resto della compagnia di mettere per iscritto tutti i particolari riguardanti la vicenda dell'Isola del Tesoro, dal principio alla fine, tacendo null'altro che la posizione dell'isola, e questo solo perch茅 non 猫 stato disotterrato tutto il tesoro, prendo la penna nell'anno di grazia 17.. e torno al tempo in cui mio padre gestiva la locanda Ammiraglio Benbow, e il vecchio marinaio col viso bruciato dal sole e sfregiato da un taglio di sciabola prese alloggio sotto il nostro tetto.
E anche da adulto si gode la cornice che racchiude tutta la storia, il gusto classico, peraltro dichiarato sin dalla dedica a Lloyd Osbourne
gentiluomo americano. Questo racconto 猫 stato ideato in armonia con il suo gusto classico, ed oggi 猫 dedicato a lui, in cambio delle numerose ore piacevoli e con gli auguri pi霉 cari, dal suo affezionato amico, l鈥檃utore.
Il piccolo Jim se la vede brutta, i pirati non scherzano.
E si apprezza lo sguardo ad altezza d鈥檕cchi del protagonista ragazzino, che per貌 non impedisce a Stevenson di approfondire i personaggi e le loro psicologie.
E si apprezza il linguaggio di ciascuno di loro che 猫 conforme al loro status sociale: e quindi Jim non parla certo come il conte, ma neppure Long John parla come il capitano.
E si apprezza l鈥檌ntreccio, l鈥檃vventura, i colpi di scena, che come ogni buona pubblicit脿 raccomanda, vanno bene per grandi e piccini.
La prima lettura, e probabilmente le prime, perch茅 credo si sia ripetuta, risalgono alla mia infanzia, o gi霉 di l矛. Sicuramente con testo non integrale e adattato all鈥檈t脿.
Mi piaceva, m鈥櫭� piaciuto da subito: il protagonista ragazzino, Jim, nome semplice, senza fronzoli, la sua storia, le sue paure, il suo coraggio, le sue avventure (la sua formazione); il pirata con la gamba di legno, che 猫 cattivo e mette paura, ma poi rivela d鈥檃ver cuore e protegge il ragazzo (anche se per interesse); la nave, il mare, l鈥檕ceano, l鈥檌sola deserta; la mappa, il tesoro, la caverna; il fortino, l鈥檃ssalto, il rischio della vita, la suspense, e anche qui si stava in ansia e arrivavano i brividi.
Sotto il Bay Bridge che collega San Francisco a Oakland c鈥櫭� Treasure Island, collegata a Yerba Buena.
Brividi, paura, mistero e attesa che la serie della RAI diretta dal mitico Anton Giulio Majano, pur nella ristrettezza dei mezzi e delle scenografie (praticamente tutta in studio: ma quale bambino ci faceva caso?), e il coro dei marinai dalla voce roca, quindici uomini sulla cassa del morto (e l鈥檃ccento sembrava cadere sulla seconda 鈥榦鈥�) e una bottiglia di rum, intensificavano.
Certo, non al livello di Belfagor, che infatti andava in onda di sera dopo Carosello, mentre L鈥檌sola del tesoro era programma pomeridiano. Ma insomma鈥�
Sono stati una decina di film tra grande e piccolo schermo, ma lui, Orson, rimane il migliore Long John Silver.
Gi脿 l鈥檌ncipit 猫 saporito, e ghiotto:
Essendo stato incaricato dal conte Trelawney, dal dottor Livesey e dal resto della compagnia di mettere per iscritto tutti i particolari riguardanti la vicenda dell'Isola del Tesoro, dal principio alla fine, tacendo null'altro che la posizione dell'isola, e questo solo perch茅 non 猫 stato disotterrato tutto il tesoro, prendo la penna nell'anno di grazia 17.. e torno al tempo in cui mio padre gestiva la locanda Ammiraglio Benbow, e il vecchio marinaio col viso bruciato dal sole e sfregiato da un taglio di sciabola prese alloggio sotto il nostro tetto.
E anche da adulto si gode la cornice che racchiude tutta la storia, il gusto classico, peraltro dichiarato sin dalla dedica a Lloyd Osbourne
gentiluomo americano. Questo racconto 猫 stato ideato in armonia con il suo gusto classico, ed oggi 猫 dedicato a lui, in cambio delle numerose ore piacevoli e con gli auguri pi霉 cari, dal suo affezionato amico, l鈥檃utore.
Il piccolo Jim se la vede brutta, i pirati non scherzano.
E si apprezza lo sguardo ad altezza d鈥檕cchi del protagonista ragazzino, che per貌 non impedisce a Stevenson di approfondire i personaggi e le loro psicologie.
E si apprezza il linguaggio di ciascuno di loro che 猫 conforme al loro status sociale: e quindi Jim non parla certo come il conte, ma neppure Long John parla come il capitano.
E si apprezza l鈥檌ntreccio, l鈥檃vventura, i colpi di scena, che come ogni buona pubblicit脿 raccomanda, vanno bene per grandi e piccini.
September 9, 2021
English () / Italiano
芦Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17_ and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof禄
Perfect incipit for an adventure novel, able to introduce the whole story in a few lines and, at the same time, generate in the reader that tantalizing curiosity that invites you to read quickly the pages, thinking "let's settle down, you're going to see some things".
However, I confess that for me the novel by , reread years later (this time is a bedtime reading for my daughter), has lost part of its appeal. Nevertheless, my daughter appreciated it, probably it's a novel that best suits the tastes of children and young people. In fact, Stevenson has never hidden that the inspiration to the novel came frome his adopted son, Lloyd, with whom in a rainy afternoon drew an island for fun, fantasizing with him on the places about the places map and on future characters. The novel that was taking shape for the 12-year-olds boy's amusement changed in a really fun adventure. Well, then let's all sing it together:
芦Fifteen men on a dead man's chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!禄
Vote: 7,5
芦Sollecitato dal conte Trelawney, dal dottor Livesey e dal resto della brigata di scrivere la storia della nostra avventura all鈥橧sola del Tesoro, con tutti i suoi particolari, nessun escluso, salvo la posizione dell鈥檌sola. e ci貌 perch茅 una parte del tesoro ci 猫 ancora nascosta, io prendo la penna nell鈥檃nno di grazia 17鈥� e mi rifaccio al tempo in cui mio padre teneva la locanda dell鈥� 鈥淎mmiraglio Benbow鈥� e il vecchio uomo di mare dal viso sfregiato da un colpo di sciabola prese per la prima volta alloggio presso di noi禄
L'incipit 猫 di quelli perfetti per un romanzo d'avventura, in grado di introdurre in poche righe tutta la vicenda e contemporaneamente generare nel lettore quella stuzzicante curiosit脿 che invoglia a divorare le pagine. Per la serie "mettetevi a sedere che ora ne vedrete delle belle".
Confesso per貌 che per me il romanzo di , riletto a distanza di anni (lettura serale per mia figlia), ha perso un p貌 del suo fascino. Mia figlia ha comunque apprezzato, probabilmente 猫 un romanzo che meglio si adatta ai gusti di bambini e ragazzi. D'altronde Stevenson non ha mai nascosto che l'ispirazione per il romanzo gliela ha data il figlio adottivo Lloyd, con il quale in un pomeriggio di pioggia disegn貌 per gioco un'isola, fantasticando assieme a lui sui luoghi della mappa e sui futuri personaggi. Il racconto che prendeva forma per il divertimento di un ragazzo dodicenne si 猫 poi trasformato in una gran bella avventura. E allora cantiamo tutti insieme:
芦Quindici uomini sulla cassa del morto,
yo-ho-ho, e una bottiglia di rum!禄
Voto: 7,5
November 23, 2016
YO-HO-HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM!!!
This is the iconic novel about pirates that it stands as the best example in this topic and easily one of the most adapted to other media novels in any genre.
I can remember having watched several adaptations, live action films, animated movies, even an animated film using animals as the characters, there is the Muppets' one, a Japanese anime TV series, an European mini-series taking the story to outer space starring Anthony Quinn, the animated remake of that version by Disney and the current Starz channel prequel TV series "Black Sails". Just to mention the ones that I have watched but there are a lot of more adaptations.
While the topic of pirates is a popular one, I think that there aren't much novels about it. At least not examples really worthy of reading them. Obviously there are some here and there, but taking in account how much options one has in other topics in literature, pirates has been a concept seldom touched with success.
However, this novel was able to keep on the mind of everybody the storytelling appeal of the topic of pirates inspiring successes on other media such as Japanese anime "Captain Harlock" and live actions films of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
For all that and its own merit, Treasure Island keeps retaining the crown as the best novel about pirates.
Characters like Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones, Ben Gunn, Captain Smollett and of course, Long John Silver have become iconic in the universe of literature. Even they have been so admired that other authors couldn't resist to makes homages/mentions of them on their own novels, such examples like on Peter Pan.
Its appealing is obvious depending the readers, many young ones can't resist to be amazed by Jim Hawkins who is 14 years old but he is able to keep up in the middle of adult characters and even being a key character in the success of the adventure.
To readers and writers of all ages, certainly the character of Long John Silver stands out as one of the best developed characters in the history of literature becoming a model to many following similar ones. He is able to do ruthless things but he has a code, he has limits, and not matter that he is not a nice person, there are things that he never will do and for that, he is a complicated and truly interesting character to read about.
Not matter how was on real life, Robert Louis Stevenson, the author, was able to show a romantic picture of pirates' world with now iconic elements like islands with treasures, maps with "x"'s, fearful papers with a black spot, peglegs, eye patches, parrots on shoulders, but above all, he had no doubt to show how dangerous and murderous can be real pirates.
This is the iconic novel about pirates that it stands as the best example in this topic and easily one of the most adapted to other media novels in any genre.
I can remember having watched several adaptations, live action films, animated movies, even an animated film using animals as the characters, there is the Muppets' one, a Japanese anime TV series, an European mini-series taking the story to outer space starring Anthony Quinn, the animated remake of that version by Disney and the current Starz channel prequel TV series "Black Sails". Just to mention the ones that I have watched but there are a lot of more adaptations.
While the topic of pirates is a popular one, I think that there aren't much novels about it. At least not examples really worthy of reading them. Obviously there are some here and there, but taking in account how much options one has in other topics in literature, pirates has been a concept seldom touched with success.
However, this novel was able to keep on the mind of everybody the storytelling appeal of the topic of pirates inspiring successes on other media such as Japanese anime "Captain Harlock" and live actions films of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
For all that and its own merit, Treasure Island keeps retaining the crown as the best novel about pirates.
Characters like Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones, Ben Gunn, Captain Smollett and of course, Long John Silver have become iconic in the universe of literature. Even they have been so admired that other authors couldn't resist to makes homages/mentions of them on their own novels, such examples like on Peter Pan.
Its appealing is obvious depending the readers, many young ones can't resist to be amazed by Jim Hawkins who is 14 years old but he is able to keep up in the middle of adult characters and even being a key character in the success of the adventure.
To readers and writers of all ages, certainly the character of Long John Silver stands out as one of the best developed characters in the history of literature becoming a model to many following similar ones. He is able to do ruthless things but he has a code, he has limits, and not matter that he is not a nice person, there are things that he never will do and for that, he is a complicated and truly interesting character to read about.
Not matter how was on real life, Robert Louis Stevenson, the author, was able to show a romantic picture of pirates' world with now iconic elements like islands with treasures, maps with "x"'s, fearful papers with a black spot, peglegs, eye patches, parrots on shoulders, but above all, he had no doubt to show how dangerous and murderous can be real pirates.
April 6, 2022
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November 30, 2016
Treasure Island is arguably one of the most influential tales in the world of fiction. Every pirate stereotype that we take for granted these days we can see the foundation somewhere in this magic tale. Approaching this story; I am quite lucky that I knew nothing about the plot except that there was a map where X marked the spot showcasing Captain Flint's legendary treasure. I went into the task of reading this like a happy youth, wide-eyed looking forward to experiencing a legendary story for the first time without being hindered with prior knowledge of the narrative, the characters, the pace and the plot twists.
So the story goes something like this. An alcoholic ex-pirate Captain spends his days in a local bar drinking himself to death whilst singing jolly pirate songs. "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" etc... He, unfortunately, passes away and leaves a chest which contains a secret map amongst other treasures. The map is highly sought after by all the wrong people. Our 1st person perspective young superstar Jim Hawkin's finds the map and speaks to his friends Dr. Livesey and a squire, Mr. Trelawney and they decide to venture to this mystical treasure island to hunt for said treasure.
Leaving from Bristol, they gather a ships worth of pirates and hands. Experienced in their own ways but none more so than pleasant, pub-owning ship's cook Long John Silver. So off they go on this adventure. They get the treasure and go home and live happily ever after. But, that obviously didn't happen because that would not make a legendary story.
The main protagonist, Jim is a great character. This is typically seen as a children's book (although some of the sea and pirate terminology is quite specific and complex) and having the first person perspective shown from the view of a young kid adds to the remarkableness of the story. The fact Jim is a young man who performs extraordinary deeds, often going against the odds on the Hispaniola (the trusty vessel that takes them to treasure island) or the island itself amongst hardened sea-faring men means we really have his back and support his deeds throughout the tale. We feel close to him because of how well Stevenson writes this character. Every time the plot progresses, it is because of an amazing deed that Jim has done, often on his own back without the consultation of the most senior members of the group. We route for him every second of the way because he is us.
Things don't work out smoothly when they get to the Island. A divide occurs. Mutiny some might say. A split is presented so Jim, Dr, Squire and a few trusted men are on one side. Old pirates who were part of Captain Flint's crew rally under who we thought was a nice dude. Long John Silver.
He is the most complex character in this short book. Peg legged, parrot on his shoulder "pieces of eight" are some of his characterisations that you will probably see some 12-year-old child imitating this Halloween. You never quite know where you stand with Silver. He starts off seeming good. Jim overhears his plot of mutiny whilst hiding in a barrel. At that point, he is portrayed as purely evil but towards the end, he seems more human and complex. Sticking up for Jim Hawkins when the rest of his sea mates want to kill the poor lad.
Other notable characters are Ben Gunn, the Robinson Crusoe-esque marooned island dweller and Dr. Livesey. It is ingeniously written that in such a short book we can care about so many of the players and their complexity is unrivaled.
There are lots of cool scenes. Shootouts on the Island between the two factions. Jim vs. Israel Hands. Meeting Ben Gunn and when Jim goes back to the safe haven of the wooden castle expecting to regroup with his friends but alas... it is not to be.
I will end this review with a few pirate clich茅s that frequent Treasure Island. "Shiver my timbers" "Shipshape" "Jolly Roger" & "Pieces of Eight" come to mind.
I really enjoyed this. So different to Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde that I have previously read by Stevenson. Yet, that makes a good author, being able to flaunt his linguistic skills in various genres making tales such as these which will last forever.
Cap'n Tivendale at your service.
So the story goes something like this. An alcoholic ex-pirate Captain spends his days in a local bar drinking himself to death whilst singing jolly pirate songs. "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" etc... He, unfortunately, passes away and leaves a chest which contains a secret map amongst other treasures. The map is highly sought after by all the wrong people. Our 1st person perspective young superstar Jim Hawkin's finds the map and speaks to his friends Dr. Livesey and a squire, Mr. Trelawney and they decide to venture to this mystical treasure island to hunt for said treasure.
Leaving from Bristol, they gather a ships worth of pirates and hands. Experienced in their own ways but none more so than pleasant, pub-owning ship's cook Long John Silver. So off they go on this adventure. They get the treasure and go home and live happily ever after. But, that obviously didn't happen because that would not make a legendary story.
The main protagonist, Jim is a great character. This is typically seen as a children's book (although some of the sea and pirate terminology is quite specific and complex) and having the first person perspective shown from the view of a young kid adds to the remarkableness of the story. The fact Jim is a young man who performs extraordinary deeds, often going against the odds on the Hispaniola (the trusty vessel that takes them to treasure island) or the island itself amongst hardened sea-faring men means we really have his back and support his deeds throughout the tale. We feel close to him because of how well Stevenson writes this character. Every time the plot progresses, it is because of an amazing deed that Jim has done, often on his own back without the consultation of the most senior members of the group. We route for him every second of the way because he is us.
Things don't work out smoothly when they get to the Island. A divide occurs. Mutiny some might say. A split is presented so Jim, Dr, Squire and a few trusted men are on one side. Old pirates who were part of Captain Flint's crew rally under who we thought was a nice dude. Long John Silver.
He is the most complex character in this short book. Peg legged, parrot on his shoulder "pieces of eight" are some of his characterisations that you will probably see some 12-year-old child imitating this Halloween. You never quite know where you stand with Silver. He starts off seeming good. Jim overhears his plot of mutiny whilst hiding in a barrel. At that point, he is portrayed as purely evil but towards the end, he seems more human and complex. Sticking up for Jim Hawkins when the rest of his sea mates want to kill the poor lad.
Other notable characters are Ben Gunn, the Robinson Crusoe-esque marooned island dweller and Dr. Livesey. It is ingeniously written that in such a short book we can care about so many of the players and their complexity is unrivaled.
There are lots of cool scenes. Shootouts on the Island between the two factions. Jim vs. Israel Hands. Meeting Ben Gunn and when Jim goes back to the safe haven of the wooden castle expecting to regroup with his friends but alas... it is not to be.
I will end this review with a few pirate clich茅s that frequent Treasure Island. "Shiver my timbers" "Shipshape" "Jolly Roger" & "Pieces of Eight" come to mind.
I really enjoyed this. So different to Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde that I have previously read by Stevenson. Yet, that makes a good author, being able to flaunt his linguistic skills in various genres making tales such as these which will last forever.
Cap'n Tivendale at your service.
June 21, 2020
"Dooty is dooty, to be sure."
When I first picked up this book, I immediately liked it, for it offered a mix of mystery, adventure and combat, but unfortunately for me, that feeling got lost somewhere in the middle. To be specific, it was during Jim's ship maneuvering part that I found the story to drift away from the pace it maintained up to that. For me, the story hardly made up for it in the latter half of the book. By no means this is a poor story, for it offers quite a long story in a considerably shorter narrative, but I found the certain sections were over-described, resulting in a break in the flow of story.
When I first picked up this book, I immediately liked it, for it offered a mix of mystery, adventure and combat, but unfortunately for me, that feeling got lost somewhere in the middle. To be specific, it was during Jim's ship maneuvering part that I found the story to drift away from the pace it maintained up to that. For me, the story hardly made up for it in the latter half of the book. By no means this is a poor story, for it offers quite a long story in a considerably shorter narrative, but I found the certain sections were over-described, resulting in a break in the flow of story.
March 5, 2024
Why I chose to read this book:
1. I bought my copy at a thrift shop because I thought it might be an interesting read; and,
2. February 2024 is my "Classics" Month!
Praises:
1. such a riveting plot! Right from the get-go, I enjoyed the building of suspense and was perfectly content with the ending. Jim Hawkins's encounter with pirate Israel Hands on board the Hispaniola was especially intense for me! and,
2. an interesting cast of characters! Upon finding a treasure map, Jim Hawkins, a 12-(or 13)-year-old boy, narrates most of this story about his adventure with a fascinating crew of men as they leave England and sail to a deserted island in the hopes of finding buried treasure. The characters are, for the most part, complex, especially Long John Silver. I (and Jim) didn't know what to make of him!
Niggles:
1. sometimes the conversational vocabulary was quite confusing to me. Often, I didn't have a clue as to their location near or on the island! This made the story a little plodding for me; and,
2. many distracting conventions! Occasionally, the use of capitals was incorrect (was that just poor editing in my particular edition?) And the endless use of hyphens - they were everywhere! Sometimes they made sense, but often other punctuation marks (e.g. commas, semi-colons, periods) would have been more appropriate.
Overall Thoughts:
This was a much more enjoyable read for me than ! The suspenseful plot was on point, and the characters were entertaining. Amazingly, author never employed any profanity nor racist remarks, even though it was published in 1882.
Overall, I found this adventure story, full of treachery and duplicity, quite delightful!
1. I bought my copy at a thrift shop because I thought it might be an interesting read; and,
2. February 2024 is my "Classics" Month!
Praises:
1. such a riveting plot! Right from the get-go, I enjoyed the building of suspense and was perfectly content with the ending. Jim Hawkins's encounter with pirate Israel Hands on board the Hispaniola was especially intense for me! and,
2. an interesting cast of characters! Upon finding a treasure map, Jim Hawkins, a 12-(or 13)-year-old boy, narrates most of this story about his adventure with a fascinating crew of men as they leave England and sail to a deserted island in the hopes of finding buried treasure. The characters are, for the most part, complex, especially Long John Silver. I (and Jim) didn't know what to make of him!
Niggles:
1. sometimes the conversational vocabulary was quite confusing to me. Often, I didn't have a clue as to their location near or on the island! This made the story a little plodding for me; and,
2. many distracting conventions! Occasionally, the use of capitals was incorrect (was that just poor editing in my particular edition?) And the endless use of hyphens - they were everywhere! Sometimes they made sense, but often other punctuation marks (e.g. commas, semi-colons, periods) would have been more appropriate.
Overall Thoughts:
This was a much more enjoyable read for me than ! The suspenseful plot was on point, and the characters were entertaining. Amazingly, author never employed any profanity nor racist remarks, even though it was published in 1882.
Overall, I found this adventure story, full of treachery and duplicity, quite delightful!
December 2, 2024
Shiver me timbers! It鈥檚 The Jolly Roger!
By thunder, if you don鈥檛 like this book, you might have to walk the plank!
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Softcover Text 鈥� $8.99 from Amazon (Penguin Classic)
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By thunder, if you don鈥檛 like this book, you might have to walk the plank!
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Softcover Text 鈥� $8.99 from Amazon (Penguin Classic)
Audiobook 鈥� Free through Libby
Connect With Me!
September 11, 2020
Nuevamente, y por la naturaleza de este libro que le铆, decid铆 鈥渆mbarcarme鈥� en una novela de aventuras. Luego de leer 鈥淩obur, el Conquistador鈥� de Julio Verne, uno de mis 铆dolos literarios de la ni帽ez, necesitaba releer 茅ste, algo que yo hab铆a hecho hace treinta a帽os atr谩s y por eso decid铆 comprar la edici贸n de Penguin Cl谩sicos. Muchas veces me sucede que ciertas novelas de argumento complicado o desenlace tr谩gico me saturan y me es necesario alivianar un poco la carga, despej谩ndome con una que me haga disfrutar del placer de la lectura nuevamente.
Siempre consider茅 a Robert Louis Stevenson un gran escritor. Ha quedado un poco a la sombra de los grandes novelistas sin que eso haya mermado su calidad literaria a trav茅s de tantos a帽os. En una acalorada frase resume c贸mo se sent铆a al respecto cuando declara en una carta a un amigo 鈥漄ue escriban sus malditas obras maestras para ellos y me dejen en paz!鈥�.
Con una buen cantidad de cuentos, la peque帽a e inolvidable nouvelle, 鈥淓l extra帽o caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde鈥� y este libro le fue suficiente para ser recordado por siempre. Existen otras novelas y cuentos tambi茅n c茅lebres como 鈥淓l Diablo en la Botella鈥�, 鈥淟a Flecha Negra鈥� o 鈥淟as Nuevas Mil y una Noches鈥� que est谩n tambi茅n a la altura de otros t铆tulos de su obra, pero este libro y el de Jekyll y Hyde fueron los que quedaron en la memoria y el coraz贸n del lector.
Stevenson reconoce que se inspir贸 en otras novelas y sin necesidad de plagiarlas, cre贸 la historia de 鈥淟a Isla del Tesoro鈥� a partir de un mapa que dibuj贸 junto al hijo de su esposa, llamado Sam 鈥淟loyd鈥� Osbourne y a quien quer铆a mucho, adem谩s de tomar como modelo para su personaje Long John Silver a su mejor amigo, W.E. Henley, quien era cojo de una pierna: 鈥淔ue el verte en acci贸n con tu fuerza mutilada y tu carisma dominante lo que engendr贸 a John Silver鈥�.
En lo que a este libro respecta, Stevenson, lector asiduo, tom贸 lo mejor de novelistas como Washington Irving, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe y aspectos del cuento 鈥淓l Escarabajo de Oro鈥� de Edgar Allan Poe para darle forma a su propia novela. En esa 茅poca era moneda corriente encontrarse con libros como 鈥淩obinson Crusoe鈥�, 鈥淟os Viajes de Gulliver鈥� o 鈥淟a Narrativa de Arthur Gordon Pym鈥� para utilizar como plataforma de salto a cualquier nueva aventura en el mar y fue clave para Stevenson leer un libro que le regalara su amigo Henley, llamado 鈥淗istoria general de los robos y asesinatos de los m谩s famosos piratas鈥�, escrito por un tal Johnson.
Con todo ese material, Stevenson se embarc贸 en el proyecto de escritura que sufrir铆a un parate ante la p茅rdida de inspiraci贸n deteniendo su publicaci贸n por partes en el 鈥淵oung Folks鈥�, una revista literaria muy de moda para j贸venes en esos a帽os.
Por mi parte, me es dif铆cil despegarme de alguien que ha escrito varias novelas sobre el mar, los barcos y las experiencias de los hombres que se subieron a ellos y me refiero a uno de mis escritores predilectos: Herman Melville.
Puedo asegurar que el personaje principal de esta narraci贸n, Jim Hawkins posee el deseo de aventura de Ishmael en 鈥淢oby Dick,鈥� corre los peligros de 鈥淏illy Budd鈥� y tiene la audacia innata de 鈥淚srael Potter鈥�, todas ellas escritas por Melville y protagonizadas por personajes arrastrados a situaciones tan peligrosas para ponerlos a prueba y transformarlos r谩pidamente en hombres a煤n siendo adolescentes inexpertos.
En este libro aparecen personajes maravillosos. El de Hawkins es un caso. Es un adolescente intr茅pido, del que estimamos posee entre doce y quince a帽os de edad y del que supongo fue creado por Stevenson para homenajear a su hijastro. Otro personaje digno de admiraci贸n es el doctor Livesey, de una entereza intachable a lo largo de todo el libro. Sus valores permanecen inalterables. Junto a 茅l, el caballero Trewlaney y el capit谩n Smollet conforman un grupo de hombres notables que jam谩s se rendir谩n ante las vicisitudes de los motines y de las sangrientas acciones que se desarrollan promediando el libro.
Por el otro lado, nos encontraremos a personajes que tendr谩n mucho que ver a lo largo de la historia. Desde el primer bucanero, el viejo capit谩n Billy Bones, pasando por distintos piratas menores como Hands, Merry, O鈥橞rien y Anderson, y especialmente quien descolla como el personaje m谩s complejo de la historia y que es el mism铆simo Long John Silver. Es un hombre que fluct煤a entre el bien y el mal, entre la ambici贸n y el deber y a quien veremos debatirse entre ir a buscar el tesoro y salirse con su obsesiva intenci贸n de quedarse con toda esa fortuna en caso de encontrarlo. R谩pidamente, la codicia del "hombre de fortuna", que es definici贸n del pirata, le ganar谩 la compulsa en su cabeza para amotinarse a bordo de la Hyspaniola, la goleta que los llevar谩 a la isla en donde supuestamente se encuentra ese que dejara escondido el famoso Capit谩n Flint junto con el mapa para llegar a 茅l.
Menci贸n final para Ben Gunn, un personaje del que no contar茅 mucho para quien no haya le铆do el libro a煤n, pero que tiene mucho que ver el transcurso de la historia.
Este libro me ha llevado de vuelta a mi infancia, a mi adolescencia y a la 茅poca en que no hac铆a otra cosa m谩s que leer los libros de aventura que tanto me gustaban.
Y ustedes se preguntar谩n: 驴Y el tesoro? 驴Por qu茅 esta rese帽a no dice nada acerca de 茅l? 驴Lo encuentran o no?
Bueno, como en varios pasajes del libro dicen la frase 鈥滾os muertos no muerden鈥�, me transformar茅 en una tumba y no comentar茅 nada por respeto al lector que quiera seguir los pasos de Jim Hawkins y su atrapante aventura en busca de "La Isla del Tesoro", as铆 que... 隆todos a bordo!
Siempre consider茅 a Robert Louis Stevenson un gran escritor. Ha quedado un poco a la sombra de los grandes novelistas sin que eso haya mermado su calidad literaria a trav茅s de tantos a帽os. En una acalorada frase resume c贸mo se sent铆a al respecto cuando declara en una carta a un amigo 鈥漄ue escriban sus malditas obras maestras para ellos y me dejen en paz!鈥�.
Con una buen cantidad de cuentos, la peque帽a e inolvidable nouvelle, 鈥淓l extra帽o caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde鈥� y este libro le fue suficiente para ser recordado por siempre. Existen otras novelas y cuentos tambi茅n c茅lebres como 鈥淓l Diablo en la Botella鈥�, 鈥淟a Flecha Negra鈥� o 鈥淟as Nuevas Mil y una Noches鈥� que est谩n tambi茅n a la altura de otros t铆tulos de su obra, pero este libro y el de Jekyll y Hyde fueron los que quedaron en la memoria y el coraz贸n del lector.
Stevenson reconoce que se inspir贸 en otras novelas y sin necesidad de plagiarlas, cre贸 la historia de 鈥淟a Isla del Tesoro鈥� a partir de un mapa que dibuj贸 junto al hijo de su esposa, llamado Sam 鈥淟loyd鈥� Osbourne y a quien quer铆a mucho, adem谩s de tomar como modelo para su personaje Long John Silver a su mejor amigo, W.E. Henley, quien era cojo de una pierna: 鈥淔ue el verte en acci贸n con tu fuerza mutilada y tu carisma dominante lo que engendr贸 a John Silver鈥�.
En lo que a este libro respecta, Stevenson, lector asiduo, tom贸 lo mejor de novelistas como Washington Irving, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe y aspectos del cuento 鈥淓l Escarabajo de Oro鈥� de Edgar Allan Poe para darle forma a su propia novela. En esa 茅poca era moneda corriente encontrarse con libros como 鈥淩obinson Crusoe鈥�, 鈥淟os Viajes de Gulliver鈥� o 鈥淟a Narrativa de Arthur Gordon Pym鈥� para utilizar como plataforma de salto a cualquier nueva aventura en el mar y fue clave para Stevenson leer un libro que le regalara su amigo Henley, llamado 鈥淗istoria general de los robos y asesinatos de los m谩s famosos piratas鈥�, escrito por un tal Johnson.
Con todo ese material, Stevenson se embarc贸 en el proyecto de escritura que sufrir铆a un parate ante la p茅rdida de inspiraci贸n deteniendo su publicaci贸n por partes en el 鈥淵oung Folks鈥�, una revista literaria muy de moda para j贸venes en esos a帽os.
Por mi parte, me es dif铆cil despegarme de alguien que ha escrito varias novelas sobre el mar, los barcos y las experiencias de los hombres que se subieron a ellos y me refiero a uno de mis escritores predilectos: Herman Melville.
Puedo asegurar que el personaje principal de esta narraci贸n, Jim Hawkins posee el deseo de aventura de Ishmael en 鈥淢oby Dick,鈥� corre los peligros de 鈥淏illy Budd鈥� y tiene la audacia innata de 鈥淚srael Potter鈥�, todas ellas escritas por Melville y protagonizadas por personajes arrastrados a situaciones tan peligrosas para ponerlos a prueba y transformarlos r谩pidamente en hombres a煤n siendo adolescentes inexpertos.
En este libro aparecen personajes maravillosos. El de Hawkins es un caso. Es un adolescente intr茅pido, del que estimamos posee entre doce y quince a帽os de edad y del que supongo fue creado por Stevenson para homenajear a su hijastro. Otro personaje digno de admiraci贸n es el doctor Livesey, de una entereza intachable a lo largo de todo el libro. Sus valores permanecen inalterables. Junto a 茅l, el caballero Trewlaney y el capit谩n Smollet conforman un grupo de hombres notables que jam谩s se rendir谩n ante las vicisitudes de los motines y de las sangrientas acciones que se desarrollan promediando el libro.
Por el otro lado, nos encontraremos a personajes que tendr谩n mucho que ver a lo largo de la historia. Desde el primer bucanero, el viejo capit谩n Billy Bones, pasando por distintos piratas menores como Hands, Merry, O鈥橞rien y Anderson, y especialmente quien descolla como el personaje m谩s complejo de la historia y que es el mism铆simo Long John Silver. Es un hombre que fluct煤a entre el bien y el mal, entre la ambici贸n y el deber y a quien veremos debatirse entre ir a buscar el tesoro y salirse con su obsesiva intenci贸n de quedarse con toda esa fortuna en caso de encontrarlo. R谩pidamente, la codicia del "hombre de fortuna", que es definici贸n del pirata, le ganar谩 la compulsa en su cabeza para amotinarse a bordo de la Hyspaniola, la goleta que los llevar谩 a la isla en donde supuestamente se encuentra ese que dejara escondido el famoso Capit谩n Flint junto con el mapa para llegar a 茅l.
Menci贸n final para Ben Gunn, un personaje del que no contar茅 mucho para quien no haya le铆do el libro a煤n, pero que tiene mucho que ver el transcurso de la historia.
Este libro me ha llevado de vuelta a mi infancia, a mi adolescencia y a la 茅poca en que no hac铆a otra cosa m谩s que leer los libros de aventura que tanto me gustaban.
Y ustedes se preguntar谩n: 驴Y el tesoro? 驴Por qu茅 esta rese帽a no dice nada acerca de 茅l? 驴Lo encuentran o no?
Bueno, como en varios pasajes del libro dicen la frase 鈥滾os muertos no muerden鈥�, me transformar茅 en una tumba y no comentar茅 nada por respeto al lector que quiera seguir los pasos de Jim Hawkins y su atrapante aventura en busca de "La Isla del Tesoro", as铆 que... 隆todos a bordo!
June 24, 2010
Remember when pirates briefly became ironically cool, and all of your annoying friends were joining facebook groups for International Talk Like A Pirate Day? And the first Pirates of the Carribbean movie came out and was surprisingly awesome? And then the second Pirates of the Carribbean movie came out and was decidedly less awesome, but you didn't really realize it until the third one came out and you discovered you couldn't remember and didn't care about number two's cliffhanger ending (it was like The Matrix in that way actually)? And then you finally saw the third one on DVD when you were home from the hospital after almost dying of mono,who knew that could happen, but apparently it really messes with your liver, and the movie was so bad you couldn't even stay awake through the literally 45-minute long action sequence that caps it all off, and besides, it makes no sense at all, with everyone betraying everyone else so many times you need a flow chart to follow the plot?
I suppose we have RLS and Treasure Island to blame for all that. Because this is the book that established what we think of when we think of pirates, from skull & crossbones banners to peg legs to squawking shoulder-mounted parrots to maps with big red Xs and yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. It's kind of weird to think about: those concepts are so ingrained in our culture (see: International Talk Like a Pirate Day), and yet they all stem from this rather innocuous adventure story for children.
But it is a really great adventure, which is probably why it became so iconic. This book is 130 years old but exhibits none of the mustiness of late Victorian-era fiction (turgid description being the chief offender, which you know if you've tried to slog through Jules Verne, and how in the world do you make submarines and sea monsters boring? Ask Jules). The adventure clips along quite nicely, moving from murder and mayhem on dry land to mutiny and more murder on the sea, and then to a creepy island filled with treasure and other dangers. Long John Silver is a crafty and compelling villain, switching sides more often than Benjamin Linus (hey, speaking of islands). Even though I knew basically where the story was going, it was a fast and engaging read, with a lot of creative sequences of suspense.
The only sections that bogged down a bit were the brief but somewhat technical descriptions of the ship, the sails, how the waves turned it this way and that, etc. I don't know starboard from port, and I don't care to, RLS. So get back to the parts with the talking parrot.
I suppose we have RLS and Treasure Island to blame for all that. Because this is the book that established what we think of when we think of pirates, from skull & crossbones banners to peg legs to squawking shoulder-mounted parrots to maps with big red Xs and yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. It's kind of weird to think about: those concepts are so ingrained in our culture (see: International Talk Like a Pirate Day), and yet they all stem from this rather innocuous adventure story for children.
But it is a really great adventure, which is probably why it became so iconic. This book is 130 years old but exhibits none of the mustiness of late Victorian-era fiction (turgid description being the chief offender, which you know if you've tried to slog through Jules Verne, and how in the world do you make submarines and sea monsters boring? Ask Jules). The adventure clips along quite nicely, moving from murder and mayhem on dry land to mutiny and more murder on the sea, and then to a creepy island filled with treasure and other dangers. Long John Silver is a crafty and compelling villain, switching sides more often than Benjamin Linus (hey, speaking of islands). Even though I knew basically where the story was going, it was a fast and engaging read, with a lot of creative sequences of suspense.
The only sections that bogged down a bit were the brief but somewhat technical descriptions of the ship, the sails, how the waves turned it this way and that, etc. I don't know starboard from port, and I don't care to, RLS. So get back to the parts with the talking parrot.
November 26, 2019
AAAARGH!
This be a fair tale o鈥� the seas and a right good venture into the West to fetch old Flint鈥檚 gold.
The Scot writes o鈥� good master Jim Hawkins and his trip with old Livesy and Smollett, and too of Squire Trelawney who proves an able shot. And of course there鈥檚 me self John Silver, known as 鈥淟ong鈥� by my height though I was laid low by the old saw bones, taking my leg and leaving me with this crutch, an albatross around me neck as it were 鈥� but better than a hangman鈥檚 knot I鈥檒l wager!
I鈥檒l be sounding six bells and blowin鈥� a tune on the bosun鈥檚 pipe to let all me mates know that this be a right good story and one that鈥檒l keep. The Scot鈥檚 bonny tale has been read more than Bowditch and scores o鈥� wee ones have come to love the stories of we privateers and our goings on.
So heave about and settle aft in the sheets and give this old sea farin鈥� yarn a go 鈥� there鈥檚 more treasure than ole Gunn left us says I.
Aaaargh!
This be a fair tale o鈥� the seas and a right good venture into the West to fetch old Flint鈥檚 gold.
The Scot writes o鈥� good master Jim Hawkins and his trip with old Livesy and Smollett, and too of Squire Trelawney who proves an able shot. And of course there鈥檚 me self John Silver, known as 鈥淟ong鈥� by my height though I was laid low by the old saw bones, taking my leg and leaving me with this crutch, an albatross around me neck as it were 鈥� but better than a hangman鈥檚 knot I鈥檒l wager!
I鈥檒l be sounding six bells and blowin鈥� a tune on the bosun鈥檚 pipe to let all me mates know that this be a right good story and one that鈥檒l keep. The Scot鈥檚 bonny tale has been read more than Bowditch and scores o鈥� wee ones have come to love the stories of we privateers and our goings on.
So heave about and settle aft in the sheets and give this old sea farin鈥� yarn a go 鈥� there鈥檚 more treasure than ole Gunn left us says I.
Aaaargh!
September 7, 2019
Original rating: 3 stars
Updated rating: 3 stars (yup, no change)
I originally read this book when I was 12 or 13. I wrote a book report on it for a middle school English class. I also remember that I read it while on Spring Break in Florida - so it was kind of cool to read this while in a somewhat tropical climate. I remember that I liked it okay, but when you are reading it for school, you sometimes cannot trust a lukewarm memory of a book.
In this case, my memory was spot on!
I can describe this book two ways:
- An okay seafaring/pirate tale that will probably be loved by hardcore pirate fans and people who like nautical tales
- Tedious
When I mentioned it was tedious to my wife, she asked if it was repetitive. But, repetitive is not quite right. More like each scene/part of the book is drawn out to the point I was relieved when it moved on. Kind of surprising as it is not all that long of a book. If you are anything like me you will spend a lot of your time thinking "Get on with it!"
One interesting "Ah-ha" moment I had: As you may know, this book features Long John Silver. In my mind, and probably most peoples' minds, he is a famous pirate from a famous pirate book and there is a seafood chain named after him. The ah-ha, and maybe this was not intentional, is that his cover in the book is that he is a cook on the boat. So, naming a restaurant after him makes perfect sense!
Updated rating: 3 stars (yup, no change)
I originally read this book when I was 12 or 13. I wrote a book report on it for a middle school English class. I also remember that I read it while on Spring Break in Florida - so it was kind of cool to read this while in a somewhat tropical climate. I remember that I liked it okay, but when you are reading it for school, you sometimes cannot trust a lukewarm memory of a book.
In this case, my memory was spot on!
I can describe this book two ways:
- An okay seafaring/pirate tale that will probably be loved by hardcore pirate fans and people who like nautical tales
- Tedious
When I mentioned it was tedious to my wife, she asked if it was repetitive. But, repetitive is not quite right. More like each scene/part of the book is drawn out to the point I was relieved when it moved on. Kind of surprising as it is not all that long of a book. If you are anything like me you will spend a lot of your time thinking "Get on with it!"
One interesting "Ah-ha" moment I had: As you may know, this book features Long John Silver. In my mind, and probably most peoples' minds, he is a famous pirate from a famous pirate book and there is a seafood chain named after him. The ah-ha, and maybe this was not intentional, is that his cover in the book is that he is a cook on the boat. So, naming a restaurant after him makes perfect sense!
April 9, 2023
The first time I read Treasure Island, I was 11 or 12, and although it is a challenge for a child whose literary excursions confining to the Famous Five, I loved every page. There is an adventure, violence (hilly), boats, good and bad guys, maps, treasure, and pirates! At that age, there is something profoundly evocative in words like a pirate, ambush, musket, and so forth, and I have remembered Jim's adventures with great pleasure over the years.
I decided to reread it in a fit of nostalgia, even though I was genuinely worried that I would enjoy it again. However, it is even better, as have all the elements I remembered from childhood. Still, now I can appreciate it on a different level and see that it is not all adventure on the high seas, and Treasure Island is a book with live and complex characters. Long John Silver continues the charismatic bandit I remember, and although he is a villain who cheats on Jim, we can not help liking him.
You might say that Treasure Island will not be accessible to toddlers today, but this book is immediately available to any child with imagination and attention for over 2 minutes. In the same way, grown children will also like it because they can revive their childhood a little.
I decided to reread it in a fit of nostalgia, even though I was genuinely worried that I would enjoy it again. However, it is even better, as have all the elements I remembered from childhood. Still, now I can appreciate it on a different level and see that it is not all adventure on the high seas, and Treasure Island is a book with live and complex characters. Long John Silver continues the charismatic bandit I remember, and although he is a villain who cheats on Jim, we can not help liking him.
You might say that Treasure Island will not be accessible to toddlers today, but this book is immediately available to any child with imagination and attention for over 2 minutes. In the same way, grown children will also like it because they can revive their childhood a little.
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January 18, 2024it's fun to feel smart while consuming the same content as an old timey six year old. that's where children's classics come in
February 3, 2012
As Indiana Jones once, rather astutely pointed out, when it comes to treasure "X never, ever marks the spot". Well, it does if you're a pirate, which basically means that as a pirate you have a statistically much higher chance of finding treasure than any archaeologist ever would. I find this a bit unfortunate and if someone had presented me with this hard and fast evidence I would have ticked the pirate box and not the archaeologist box on my careers worksheet at school. Instead, I have to make do with reading Treasure Island and fantasising about my ideal bespoke treasure island (emeralds growing on trees- I know this is an arboreal unlikelihood but it's my fantasy so back off; lagoons filled with sapphires, gold dubloons in huge heapy piles at the foot of azure blue waterfalls and knuckle sized diamonds to be chipped off the walls of underground caverns).
Stevenson's Treasure Island is much less of a Disney-esque fantasy and Jim Hawkins, narrator and salty sea dog in the making, is forced to pit his wits against the wiliest of all pirates, Long John Silver in a race to retrieve the booty. After finding an oil-skin map in a dead mans chest (nice Robert, very nice) Jim sets off to find some trustworthy (or gullible) adults. Jim must be in possession of some serious powers of persuasion because within minutes the good squire and his associates are rustling up a ship (no mean feat when a schooner could set you back 拢6000 and your chance of surviving the voyage was slim), tightening their buckanneering belts and getting ready to hit the high seas. It turns out the ships cook is more than he seems though and not to be underestimated (I wonder if JF Lawton, the writer of Under Siege was a Treasure Island fan, after all he served up Casey Rybeck, the most underestimated ships cook of all time).
Caribbean capers ensue as Long John Silver serves up a melting pot of mendacity in an attempt to get his hand on Captain Flint's treasure. Jim Hawkins proves he's tougher than a soused herring that's been at the bottom of a barrel for a year and successfully repels the Island siege before hoisting the main sail, jibing -ho and heading for Britain. The other pirates are left marooned as a punishment and their skeletons will be unearthed 250 years from the time of telling during the construction of a Sandals adult holiday resort. Personally I think I'd rather be marooned than go to Sandals.
Stevenson's Treasure Island is much less of a Disney-esque fantasy and Jim Hawkins, narrator and salty sea dog in the making, is forced to pit his wits against the wiliest of all pirates, Long John Silver in a race to retrieve the booty. After finding an oil-skin map in a dead mans chest (nice Robert, very nice) Jim sets off to find some trustworthy (or gullible) adults. Jim must be in possession of some serious powers of persuasion because within minutes the good squire and his associates are rustling up a ship (no mean feat when a schooner could set you back 拢6000 and your chance of surviving the voyage was slim), tightening their buckanneering belts and getting ready to hit the high seas. It turns out the ships cook is more than he seems though and not to be underestimated (I wonder if JF Lawton, the writer of Under Siege was a Treasure Island fan, after all he served up Casey Rybeck, the most underestimated ships cook of all time).
Caribbean capers ensue as Long John Silver serves up a melting pot of mendacity in an attempt to get his hand on Captain Flint's treasure. Jim Hawkins proves he's tougher than a soused herring that's been at the bottom of a barrel for a year and successfully repels the Island siege before hoisting the main sail, jibing -ho and heading for Britain. The other pirates are left marooned as a punishment and their skeletons will be unearthed 250 years from the time of telling during the construction of a Sandals adult holiday resort. Personally I think I'd rather be marooned than go to Sandals.
August 15, 2018
Motivations to read Treasure Island have been pinging me all my life. Most recently I read 's famous essay 鈥淭he Art of Fiction,鈥� in which he says 鈥淚 have just been reading . . . the delightful story of Treasure Island, by Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson.鈥� That got me recalling all the favorable mentions of Stevenson in good old Jorge Luis Borges' . More recently, while streaming , I decided to throw in the towel when Rick Deckerd says to Officer K 鈥�'You mightn鈥檛 happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now?'鈥� which is an allusion to Treasure Island's desperate Ben Gunn. Thus, was I finally sent regressing. Well, not really; I鈥檇 never read it as a boy. And neither, says James, is it a book solely for boys. It鈥檚 a book for all ages, rather like Defoe鈥檚 . Read it. It鈥檚 pure narrative pleasure鈥攁 treasure in itself.
A great joy is the suspense, but also the description of passing across the landscape. This is a gift all the great novelists share鈥�, , , spring to mind. Here鈥檚 a favorite passage as the search for the treasure finally begins:
A great joy is the suspense, but also the description of passing across the landscape. This is a gift all the great novelists share鈥�, , , spring to mind. Here鈥檚 a favorite passage as the search for the treasure finally begins:
Heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation, greatly delayed our progress; but by little and little the hill began to steepen and become stony under foot. It was, indeed, a most pleasant portion of the island that we were now approaching. A heavy-scented broom and many flowering shrubs had almost taken the place of grass. Thickets of green nutmeg trees were dotted here and there with the red columns and the broad shadow of the pines; and the first mingled their spice with the aroma of the others. The air, besides, was fresh and stirring, and this, under the sheer sunbeams, was a wonderful refreshment of our senses. (p. 166)
November 20, 2017
Book Review
4 out of 5 stars to , a coming-of-age-of-sort novel, written in 1882 by . I read this book as a young adult when I received it as a Christmas present from an aunt and uncle. At first, although I knew it was a classic, I wasn't too anxious to jump into it. I wasn't a big fan of pirates and boats. I wasn't a normal kid, what can I tell you. But... it was a gift and I thought I should give it a chance. And once I did, I loved it. I had read Peter Pan recently and felt a kismet connection of sorts between them. From the adventures to the bonds, to the test of good versus evil, the book had so many wonderful moments. And since then, I've sampled many different iterations, from movies to other books with pirate stories, all the way to Once Upon a Times interpretation. It's truly a remarkable story that helps young adults figure out how to approach a world full of fears, hopes and questions. And to think it's a pirate and a cook who help you to figure some of it out. But it's more. There's bonding. And team work. And treasure hunting. And challenges. And mystery. All culminating in reaching one's goals in ways you didn't necessarily expect.
About Me
For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on 欧宝娱乐, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by.
4 out of 5 stars to , a coming-of-age-of-sort novel, written in 1882 by . I read this book as a young adult when I received it as a Christmas present from an aunt and uncle. At first, although I knew it was a classic, I wasn't too anxious to jump into it. I wasn't a big fan of pirates and boats. I wasn't a normal kid, what can I tell you. But... it was a gift and I thought I should give it a chance. And once I did, I loved it. I had read Peter Pan recently and felt a kismet connection of sorts between them. From the adventures to the bonds, to the test of good versus evil, the book had so many wonderful moments. And since then, I've sampled many different iterations, from movies to other books with pirate stories, all the way to Once Upon a Times interpretation. It's truly a remarkable story that helps young adults figure out how to approach a world full of fears, hopes and questions. And to think it's a pirate and a cook who help you to figure some of it out. But it's more. There's bonding. And team work. And treasure hunting. And challenges. And mystery. All culminating in reaching one's goals in ways you didn't necessarily expect.
About Me
For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on 欧宝娱乐, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by.
March 18, 2022
Quick summary:
Jim Hawkins lives at the Admiral Benbow Inn, with his parents, in an English seaside town. A man named Billy Bones comes to the inn to rent a room and begins conversing with young Jim. During their discussion, Billy warns Jim to be wary of a one-legged man. Billy is confronted by buccaneers who threaten his life, and then Jim discovers a treasure map. Others know about the map too and want to locate it, but Jim is able to hide with it for the time being. Young Jim, along with a crew, head out on a seafaring adventure to find Captain Flint鈥檚 treasure before anyone else does.
My thoughts:
Treasure island is an exciting adventure novel published in 1883 by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about buried treasure, pirates, and mutiny. It鈥檚 a coming of age story with iconic characters and an intriguing plot.
This story is driven heavily by the plot, but the characters are all interesting. My personal favorite was Jim Hawkins, the primary narrator of the story. Jim is an honest character鈥攆ar from perfect, and he doesn鈥檛 hide it. He accepts his mistakes and learns from them. It is young Jim鈥檚 perspective that makes this a coming-of-age story and leads to many plot twists. There is substantial character development with Jim and how he begins to better understand himself and the world around him.
My son鈥檚 favorite character was Long John Silver and for good reason. He is the antagonist in the story. Intelligent, courageous and charming鈥攈e鈥檚 the villain you find yourself siding with throughout the story. Witnessing the skill of these characters and knowing their capabilities was one of my favorite aspects of this story. This book brought us to the controversial question: who is the hero?
This story was amusing for all my kids because they haven鈥檛 read many pirate stories. It was a nice change and never boring. They were excited to read it and enjoyed discovering all the parts in the book that Disney took and adapted into Pirates of the Caribbean.
I remember reading this book as a child in our school library. It was likely the first pirate story I鈥檇 ever read. As an adult reader, this book still held my interest today. It鈥檚 full of action and adventure, and it鈥檚 written well. While I didn鈥檛 love it, it was still an enjoyable read. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good escape read or one who enjoys immersing themselves in adventures鈥攅specially seafaring, pirate stories. This illustrated edition along with the audio by Neil Hunt brought this book to life.
Jim Hawkins lives at the Admiral Benbow Inn, with his parents, in an English seaside town. A man named Billy Bones comes to the inn to rent a room and begins conversing with young Jim. During their discussion, Billy warns Jim to be wary of a one-legged man. Billy is confronted by buccaneers who threaten his life, and then Jim discovers a treasure map. Others know about the map too and want to locate it, but Jim is able to hide with it for the time being. Young Jim, along with a crew, head out on a seafaring adventure to find Captain Flint鈥檚 treasure before anyone else does.
My thoughts:
Treasure island is an exciting adventure novel published in 1883 by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about buried treasure, pirates, and mutiny. It鈥檚 a coming of age story with iconic characters and an intriguing plot.
This story is driven heavily by the plot, but the characters are all interesting. My personal favorite was Jim Hawkins, the primary narrator of the story. Jim is an honest character鈥攆ar from perfect, and he doesn鈥檛 hide it. He accepts his mistakes and learns from them. It is young Jim鈥檚 perspective that makes this a coming-of-age story and leads to many plot twists. There is substantial character development with Jim and how he begins to better understand himself and the world around him.
My son鈥檚 favorite character was Long John Silver and for good reason. He is the antagonist in the story. Intelligent, courageous and charming鈥攈e鈥檚 the villain you find yourself siding with throughout the story. Witnessing the skill of these characters and knowing their capabilities was one of my favorite aspects of this story. This book brought us to the controversial question: who is the hero?
This story was amusing for all my kids because they haven鈥檛 read many pirate stories. It was a nice change and never boring. They were excited to read it and enjoyed discovering all the parts in the book that Disney took and adapted into Pirates of the Caribbean.
I remember reading this book as a child in our school library. It was likely the first pirate story I鈥檇 ever read. As an adult reader, this book still held my interest today. It鈥檚 full of action and adventure, and it鈥檚 written well. While I didn鈥檛 love it, it was still an enjoyable read. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good escape read or one who enjoys immersing themselves in adventures鈥攅specially seafaring, pirate stories. This illustrated edition along with the audio by Neil Hunt brought this book to life.
February 5, 2019
鈥淚f you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!鈥�
鈥淭reasure Island鈥� is a novel I had not read since I was a teenager. I had forgotten about it frankly. Then while I was rereading it this time, images from past readings and the iconic Disney 1950 film (which I devoured as a kid) were jogged back into my mind by the words I was reading. The youthful fear I felt about the treacherous Israel Hands, the frustration at Squire Trelawney鈥檚 big mouth, and others all came roaring back at me. It was a very pleasant experience.
On this reading, I appreciated the world Robert Louis Stevenson created, and I was impressed by his use of dialect and dialogue to establish and distinguish character. It is really well done. You can tell a lot about Long John Silver or the castaway Ben Gunn by the manner in which they speak.
On top of that, it is just a ripping good yarn that also happens to be well written. It is not often that the two go together. The book keeps your attention and I found myself wanting to pick it up and read.
A note about the Barnes & Noble classics edition鈥he Introduction by Angus Fletcher is overwrought and pretentious and adds nothing to your enjoyment of the text. Skip it.
I have returned to 鈥淭reasure Island鈥� after many years. I will be returning again.
鈥淭reasure Island鈥� is a novel I had not read since I was a teenager. I had forgotten about it frankly. Then while I was rereading it this time, images from past readings and the iconic Disney 1950 film (which I devoured as a kid) were jogged back into my mind by the words I was reading. The youthful fear I felt about the treacherous Israel Hands, the frustration at Squire Trelawney鈥檚 big mouth, and others all came roaring back at me. It was a very pleasant experience.
On this reading, I appreciated the world Robert Louis Stevenson created, and I was impressed by his use of dialect and dialogue to establish and distinguish character. It is really well done. You can tell a lot about Long John Silver or the castaway Ben Gunn by the manner in which they speak.
On top of that, it is just a ripping good yarn that also happens to be well written. It is not often that the two go together. The book keeps your attention and I found myself wanting to pick it up and read.
A note about the Barnes & Noble classics edition鈥he Introduction by Angus Fletcher is overwrought and pretentious and adds nothing to your enjoyment of the text. Skip it.
I have returned to 鈥淭reasure Island鈥� after many years. I will be returning again.
October 21, 2013
ARRrrr, me reader! Embark now on a voyage of high seas adventure with scurvy pirates, honest jack-tar sailors, marooned souls, and a vast treasure buried on some faraway island. Aye, that's Treasure Island! Weigh anchor, me laddie! The wind's always fair for gettin' this wonderful tale under way! HAHAAAAARRRGGGHHHAAAaaaa鈥�.omg, that's exhausting.
February 23, 2021
TO THE HESITATING PURCHASERI honestly don鈥檛 remember if I ever actually read Treasure Island as a kid. Between various movies (Muppet and otherwise), it鈥檚 a story that鈥檚 just part of popular culture. Practically every pirate stereotype comes from this novel. Buried treasure, and a map to that treasure where X literally marks the spot. Mutiny. Drunk pirates. Peg legs. A talking parrot on the shoulder. 鈥淔ifteen men on the dead man鈥檚 chest鈥擸o-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!鈥�
If sailor tales to sailor tunes,
Storm and adventure, heat and cold,
If schooners, islands, and maroons,
And buccaneers, and buried gold,
And all the old romance, retold
Exactly in the ancient way,
Can please, as me they pleased of old,
The wiser youngsters of today:
鈥擲o be it, and fall on! If not,
If studious youth no longer crave,
His ancient appetites forgot,
Kingston, or Ballantyne the brave,
Or Cooper of the wood and wave:
So be it, also! And may I
And all my pirates share the grave
Where these and their creations lie!
reportedly wrote this book for his 12-year-old son, and I don鈥檛 consider it an insult to say that it reads that way. The protagonist, Jim Hawkins, is a young man caught between the mutinous pirates, led by the charismatic Long John Silver, and the smaller band of honest men, led by honest Captain Smollet. The book is full of action sequences, narrow escapes, crosses and double-crosses. It鈥檚 not subtle, and outside of Long John Silver鈥攚hose complexity is the only real wrinkle to the story鈥攖he characters are exactly who they seem to be.
As an adult, I preferred reading , which is a much more serious story exploring the duality of human nature and the struggle within each of us between good and evil. But Treasure Island is every bit as timeless and influential; it鈥檚 simply written for a younger audience. The fact that one person created both of these classics is remarkable. If you鈥檝e never read it before, or are looking for a classic action-adventure tale, it鈥檚 recommended.
August 22, 2019
鈥淔ifteen men on the dead man鈥檚 chest鈥�
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest鈥�
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!鈥�
With this shanty ringing in the air begins the best pirate adventure.
Follow young Jim Hawkins from his home in the Admiral Benbow Inn on the English coast, through the deep seas of the Atlantic, to Treasure Island. Late in the voyage he discovers that most of the ship's crew are pirates with the worst one of all (Long John Silver) appearing to be his close friend.
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The Treasure Map
The paper had been sealed in several places with a thimble by way of seal; the very thimble, perhaps, that I had found in the captain鈥檚 pocket. The doctor opened the seals with great care, and there fell out the map of an island, with latitude and longitude, soundings, names of hills and bays and inlets, and every particular that would be needed to bring a ship to a safe anchorage upon its shores. It was about nine miles long and five across, shaped, you might say, like a fat dragon standing up, and had two fine land-locked harbours, and a hill in the centre part marked 鈥淭he Spy-glass.鈥� There were several additions of a later date, but above all, three crosses of red ink鈥攖wo on the north part of the island, one in the southwest鈥攁nd beside this last, in the same red ink, and in a small, neat hand, very different from the captain鈥檚 tottery characters, these words: 鈥淏ulk of treasure here.鈥�
Promises kept?
鈥淎h,鈥� said Silver, 鈥渋t were fortunate for me that I had Hawkins here. You would have let old John be cut to bits, and never given it a thought, doctor.鈥�
鈥淣ot a thought,鈥� replied Dr. Livesey cheerily.
A likeable rogue
Long John Silver is bad, but has a heart of gold. He had killed many men in order to keep his promises and his chance of getting his share of pirate gold.
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Enjoy!
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest鈥�
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!鈥�
With this shanty ringing in the air begins the best pirate adventure.
Follow young Jim Hawkins from his home in the Admiral Benbow Inn on the English coast, through the deep seas of the Atlantic, to Treasure Island. Late in the voyage he discovers that most of the ship's crew are pirates with the worst one of all (Long John Silver) appearing to be his close friend.
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The Treasure Map
The paper had been sealed in several places with a thimble by way of seal; the very thimble, perhaps, that I had found in the captain鈥檚 pocket. The doctor opened the seals with great care, and there fell out the map of an island, with latitude and longitude, soundings, names of hills and bays and inlets, and every particular that would be needed to bring a ship to a safe anchorage upon its shores. It was about nine miles long and five across, shaped, you might say, like a fat dragon standing up, and had two fine land-locked harbours, and a hill in the centre part marked 鈥淭he Spy-glass.鈥� There were several additions of a later date, but above all, three crosses of red ink鈥攖wo on the north part of the island, one in the southwest鈥攁nd beside this last, in the same red ink, and in a small, neat hand, very different from the captain鈥檚 tottery characters, these words: 鈥淏ulk of treasure here.鈥�
Promises kept?
鈥淎h,鈥� said Silver, 鈥渋t were fortunate for me that I had Hawkins here. You would have let old John be cut to bits, and never given it a thought, doctor.鈥�
鈥淣ot a thought,鈥� replied Dr. Livesey cheerily.
A likeable rogue
Long John Silver is bad, but has a heart of gold. He had killed many men in order to keep his promises and his chance of getting his share of pirate gold.
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Enjoy!
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