Stevenson's classic tale of buccaneers, a treasure map, and a hunt for buried gold introduced the character of Long John Silver and brought moral ambiguity into children's books. This new edition celebrates the ultimate book of pirates and examines...
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Stevenson's classic tale of buccaneers, a treasure map, and a hunt for buried gold introduced the character of Long John Silver and brought moral ambiguity into children's books. This new edition celebrates the ultimate book of pirates and examines its innovations and unrivalled place in literary history. Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Robert Louis Stevenson -- TREASURE ISLAND -- PART I: THE OLD BUCCANEER -- I. The Old Sea-Dog at the 'Admiral Benbow' -- II. Black Dog Appears and Disappears -- III. The Black Spot -- IV. The Sea Chest -- V. The Last of the Blind Man -- VI. The Captain's Papers -- PART II: THE SEA COOK -- VII. I Go to Bristol -- VIII. At the Sign of the 'Spy-glass' -- IX. Powder and Arms -- X. The Voyage -- XI. What I Heard in the Apple Barrel -- XII. Council of War -- PART III: MY SHORE ADVENTURE -- XIII. How My Shore Adventure Began -- XIV. The First Blow -- XV. The Man of the Island -- PART IV: THE STOCKADE -- XVI. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship was Abandoned -- XVII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-Boat's Last Trip -- XVIII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: End of the First Day's Fighting -- XIX. Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins: The Garrison in the Stockade -- XX. Silver's Embassy -- XXI. The Attack -- PART V: MY SEA ADVENTURE -- XXII. How My Sea Adventure Began -- XXIII. The Ebb-Tide Runs -- XXIV. The Cruise of the Coracle -- XXV. I Strike the Jolly Roger -- XXVI. Israel Hands -- XXVII. 'Pieces of Eight' -- PART VI: CAPTAIN SILVER -- XXVIII. In the Enemy's Camp -- XXIX. The Black Spot Again -- XXX. On Parole -- XXXI. The Treasure Hunt-Flint's Pointer -- XXXII. The Treasure Hunt-The Voice Among the Trees -- XXXIII. The Fall of a Chieftain -- XXXIV. And Last -- Appendix 1: 'My First Book' -- Appendix 2: 'A Fable. The Persons of the Tale' -- Appendix 3: Sources and Analogues -- Explanatory Notes -- Glossary of Nautical Terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Y.
