Treasure Island

'Sometimes I wake up at night. I can hear the sea around Treasure Island. I can hear the voice of Long John Silver's parrot calling -- "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight"'

Jim Hawkins tells the story of the journey on the ship, the Hispaniola, to Treasure Island. And he tells of the battle with the pirates to get Captain Flint's gold.

Robert Louis Steveson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in November 1850. Treasure Island is one of his most famous stories. His otehr stories include Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, The STrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and The Master of Ballantrae.

Stevenson was ill for much of his life. He went to live in the South Pacific because the weather was warm there. He died in Samoa in December 1894.

Notes About This Story 4

1 The Old Pirate 8

2 The Black Spot 13

3 The Captain’s Papers 18

4 Long John Silver 21

5 The Apple Barrel 25

6 Murder 28

7 The Man on the Island 31

8 The Stockade 34

9 The Fight with the Pirates 39

10 Ben Gunn’s Boat 43

11 Aboard the Hispaniola 45

12 The Pirstes’ Prisoner 49

13 The Search for the Treasure 51

14 Flint’s Treasure 56

Points for Understanding 60

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