Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson ; edited by Jonathan Kelley, with an afterword by Bill Blauvelt.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.; Kelley, Jonathan.; Taylor, Hal, illustrator.; Blauvelt, Bill.
2004
IEP PR5486.A2 T74 2004
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Title
Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson ; edited by Jonathan Kelley, with an afterword by Bill Blauvelt.
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.
ISBN
9781591940388 (paperback)
1591940389 (paperback)
Publication Details
West Berlin, N.J. : Townsend Press, ©2004.
Language
English
Description
258 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Call Number
IEP PR5486.A2 T74 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
823.8
Summary
When a mysterious stranger with a scar on his cheek dies, young Jim Hawkins ends up with a mysterious map of an island. He imagines that he is off to a wonderful sea adventure that will lead to a huge treasure. But once he sets sail with Dr. Livesey and the one-legged Long John Silver, the dream turns out to include greed, mutiny, and murder. - Back cover.
To help students experience the joys and benefits of reading, Townsend Press presents the Townsend Library - a collection of high-interest classics. Each Townsend Library book has been carefully edited to maintain the original story while updating language and style for today's readers - Publisher.
Note
"Illustrations by Hal Taylor."
"Edited to make [it] more accessible to today's readers"--Publisher's Web site.
Added Author
Kelley, Jonathan.
Taylor, Hal, illustrator.
Blauvelt, Bill.
Series
Townsend Library.
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pt. 1. The old pirate
1. The Old Sea Dog at the Admiral Benbow
2. Black Dog appears and disappears
3. The black spot
4. The sea chest
5. The last of the blind man
6. The Captain's papers
pt. 2. The sea cook
7. I go to Bristol
8. At the sign of the spyglass
9. Powder and arms
10. The voyage
11. What I heard in the apple barrel
12. Council of war
pt. 3. My shore adventure
13. How my shore adventure began
14. The first blow
15. The man of the island
pt. 4. The stockade
16. How the ship was abandoned
17. The Jollyboat's last trip
18. End of the first day's fighting
19. The garrison in the stockade
20. Silver's embassy
21. The attack
pt. 5. My sea adventure
22. How my sea adventure began
23. The ebb tide runs
24. The cruise of the Coracle
25. I stride the Jolly Roger
26. Israel Hands
27. "Pieces of eight"
pt. 6. Captain Silver
28. In the enemy's camp
29. The black spot again
30. The word of honor
31. The treasure hunt
Flint's pointer
32. The treasure hunt
the voice among the trees
33. The fall of a chieftain
34. And last
Afterword
About the author
About the book.

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