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An unabridged edition featuring bold, dynamic woodcuts by John Lawrence.
Synopsis
A story of friendship and greed, loyalty and courage. It stars such characters as: young Jim Hawkins, the terrifying Blind Pew, the wild man Ben Gunn, and one of literature's most dastardly villains, the charming, crafty, and utterly unscrupulous Long John Silver.
Book Details
Publisher:
WALKER BOOKS
Publication Date:
06-Sep-2010
ISBN:
9781406325911
Guardian review
Treasure Island
Sue Arnold the guardian Fri 08 August 2008
Having tried in vain to persuade my pre-teenage children to read Treasure Island years ago - the 10-year-old said he couldn't handle all that "if he durst, quoth I" stuff and asked for the latest Ian Rankin instead - I now realise where I went wrong. They should have listened to it. What's more, they should have listened to Jasper Britton reading this best-ever adventure story, which has the same mesmeric ability to keep you hanging on every word as the Ancient Mariner. It has all that's required of a ripping yarn - danger, suspense, treachery, mystery, a quest triggered by a musty old map in a sea chest with the proverbial X marking the spot where the treasure is buried, and a courageous juvenile lead. There are characters with terrifying names: Black Dog, Blind Pugh, Billy Bones and the legendary one-legged Long John Silver, whose villainy is somehow excusable because he's so damned charismatic. Every car should have it.
