Treasure Island Hardcover - 2003
by Robert Louis Stevenson; Abridged by Timothy Meis; N. C. Wyeth (Illustrator)
Jim Hawkins has led an ordinary life as an innkeeper's son until the day he inadvertently discovers a treasure map and his ordinary life turns into the extraordinary adventure of a lifetime. Carefully abridged for younger readers, this third addition to the Scribner Storybook Classic line. Full color.
About this book
Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is the classic pirate tale, known for its superb atmosphere, character and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.
Summary
Carefully abridged for younger readers, this third addition to the Scribner Storybook Classic line, with striking illustrations by N. C. Wyeth, revitalizes Robert Louis Stevenson's acclaimed tale of adventure, danger, and suspense.
First Edition Identification
Treasure Island was first published as a book by Cassell and Company of London in 1883. First editions have 1883 as the year of publication on the title page with the copyright page left blank. First editions also contain multiple points of issue, including
(but not limited to): "Dead Man’s Chest" is uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, “rain”
instead of “vain” in the last line of pg. 40, the “7” is missing from the
pagination on pg. 127, "worse" for "worst" in the third
line of pg. 197.
Details
- Title Treasure Island
- Author Robert Louis Stevenson; Abridged by Timothy Meis; N. C. Wyeth (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-07-01
- Abridged Yes
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780689854682 / 0689854684
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 11.6 x 10.1 x 0.5 in (29.46 x 25.65 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 680
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Theometrics: Classic
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects Adventure and adventurers, Pirates
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002008611
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2003, Page 1973
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2004, Page 103
- Publishers Weekly, 06/23/2003, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 06/23/2003, Page 70
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