Books with title Muppet treasure island: treasure hunt

“Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” The discovery of a treasure map plots ‘Jim’ upon a course that will take him into the midst of blood thirsty, treasure seeking pirates led by the infamous ‘Long John Silver’. Treasure Island examines the inner mechanisms of the minds of both wild and subtle men, the similarities between human nature and the differences in individuality.First published in 1883, ‘Treasure Island’ has had a profound cultural influence on western literature and entertainment. Over fifty different film and television adaptations have been made.

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.Jim Hawkins is a young boy who lives at his parents’ inn, the Admiral Benbow, near Bristol, England, in the eighteenth century. ... Excited, they recognize it as a map for a huge treasure that the infamous pirate Captain Flint has buried on a distant island.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s rousing seafaring classic. “Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From young Jim Hawkins’s first encounter with the sinister beggar Pew to the climactic battle with the most memorable villain in literature, Long John Silver, this novel has fired readers’ imaginations for generations. A rousing tale of treachery, greed, and daring, Treasure Island continues to enthrall readers of all ages.With an Introduction by Patrick Scott and an Afterword by Sara Levine

“Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.” —Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure IslandPerhaps the most iconic pirate story of all time, Treasure Island was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1881. The book follows young Jim Hawkins who finds himself in possession of a treasure map and embarks on a journey to unearth the pirate booty. His adventure takes him through the turbulent waters of morality, and his subsequent coming of age has captivated generations of readers. Rousing and full of adventure, Stevenson’s Treasure Island is a classic to be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Now available as part of the Word Cloud Classics series, it makes a chic and affordable addition to any library.

From the IntroductionOnce when his stepson was sick, Robert Louis Stevenson kept him company by making a map of an imaginary island. Thus was born the story of Treasure Island. The map they colored eventually appeared in the book’s first pages. Besides the mysterious map, the story had cutthroat pirates, chests of buried treasure, a scheming one-legged cook, and a wild-eyed castaway. If kids don’t like this story, Stevenson once said, “they have gone rotten.”Treasure Island is like a popular old type of adventure story called a romance. This kind of romance is not about love, but the brave feats of heroes, such as King Arthur’s knights, who strive for noble goals. Stevenson made Treasure Island different by making the hero of the story a fatherless boy, Jim Hawkins. Jim is not really grown up enough to know what to do when certain things happen to him and he sometimes acts without thinking very far ahead.Several characters in the story act like a father to Jim. One is among the most famous figures in literature, the charming and cunning Long John Silver. At times Long John protects and helps Jim, but sometimes they are rivals.Treasure Island is also different from older adventure tales because it is not about meeting dangers in order to do good for others. It is about getting money. Treasure seems to put all the grown ups under a spell and they imagine how happy they can be if they get it. To Long John, the treasure promises a rich, powerful life. To have it would be a dream come true. So why, then, as Jim tells the story, does he say it was like a nightmare?E. D. Hirsch Jr.Charlottesville, Virginia

Robert Louis Stevenson’s cherished, unforgettable adventure magically captures the thrill of a sea voyage and a treasure hunt through the eyes of its teenage protagonist, Jim Hawkins. Crossing the Atlantic in search of the buried cache, Jim and the ship’s crew must brave the elements and a mutinous charge led by the quintessentially ruthless pirate Long John Silver. Brilliantly conceived and splendidly executed, it is a novel that has seized the imagination of generations of adults and children alike. And as David Cook points out in his Introduction, Treasure Island is also the best and most influential of all the stories about pirates.