Arr, me matey!I've finally downed the children's classic, Treasure Island.Sadly, these pirates weren't nearly as sexy as I was expecting. Where were all the sweaty pirate abs I've come to expect from the plethora of trashy romance novels I've gobbled down over the years?Not here, that's for damn sure. And mainly because of the overabundance of bodice rippers on my bookshelf, I felt like I maybe needed to expand my maritime horizons, and it seemed that going with a classic sailor story wouldn't b...

THE MAP OF LIFEMy first reading, and probably the first few, because I think it was repeated, date back to my childhood, or thereabouts. Certainly, with a non-integral text adapted to my age.I liked it, I liked it right away: the protagonist, the boy Jim, a simple name, without frills, his story, his fears, his courage, his adventures (his formation); the pirate with the wooden leg, who is bad and scary, but then reveals he has a heart and protects the boy (even if for self-interest); the ship, ...

My absolute favorite adventure story of them all. You have the Admiral Benbow, a little boy named Jim Hawkins, "Captain" Billy Bones, a scruffy old pirate, an incredibly eerie backstory (the black spot!), a treasure hunt, the ghost of Flint (Ben Gunn), the fight with Israel Hands, and of course, the one-legged villain Long John Silver. So many fantastic characters and an absolutely compelling plot. I watched all the movies and TV shows about Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson as a kid and...

Treasure, tropical islands, and rum-soaked tropes galore! Robert Louis Stevenson's *Treasure Island* boasts writing that's amazingly good, dense, and complex for its time. I hesitate to say that professional college creative writing courses are the secret sauce that makes US and UK authors so outstanding, but honestly, which other countries consistently churn out so many incredible fictional works? Before these courses existed, there were a few classic gems from authors who didn't just write goo...

Three things stand out in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure, \"Treasure Island\":\n\n1) It's packed with tropes! It's clear this is where Disney's \"Pirates of the Caribbean\" drew so much inspiration (and made a fortune!), including but not limited to: rampant alcoholism; a pirate code of honor; castaways (at sea or on land); shipwrecks (recent and ancient); treason (group & individual) & double crosses; mutiny, hostages, captures, and daring escapes; strangers materializing from the m...

English (Treasure Island) / Italiano«Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17_ and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging ...

YO-HO-HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM!!!Robert Louis Stevenson's *Treasure Island* is *the* iconic pirate novel. It stands as the best example in the genre and one of the most adapted novels across all media.I can remember watching countless adaptations: live-action films, animated movies (even one with animals!), *The Muppet Treasure Island*, a Japanese anime TV series, a European mini-series set in outer space starring Anthony Quinn, Disney's animated remake of *that* version, and the recent "Black Sai...

The Pirate Adventure, Bar None.The 18th century, Bristol Channel. Jim Hawkins is the young son of the innkeeper at the Admiral Benbow Inn. One day, a suspiciously wary old sailor walks in and lodges there for a while. After his unfortunate death from a stroke, Jim goes through his belongings and finds a map revealing the possible location of a treasure hidden by the infamous pirate Captain Flint and his gang. With the help of Dr. Livesey, John Trelawney, Captain Smollett, and the cook Long John ...

Someone recently asked me what review I enjoyed writing the most, and, well, this is it:I have a massive problem with this book. It’s one I’m a little embarrassed to admit. The problem is not with the writing or the characters that Robert Louis Stevenson has created; it’s not even with the plot. The problem resides with Kermit the Frog. (Stay with me here!) I grew up watching the muppets. I became slightly obsessed with them. I kind of wanted to join them. So, whenever I read about Captain Smoll...

Treasure Island is a genuine treasure for the young... If you read it as a kid, it's completely captivating, and even as you get older, the magic doesn't fade, it just shines in a different way...Now, if I can’t get away nohow, and they tip me the black spot, mind you, it’s my old sea-chest they’re after; you get on a horse – you can, can’t you? Well, then, you get on a horse, and go to – well, yes, I will! – to that eternal doctor swab, and tell him to pipe all hands – magistrates and sich – an...