Treasure Island; Kidnapped
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Two of the greatest adventure stories ever written are bound together in this landmark volume — Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and Kidnapped — presenting a masterclass in suspense, courage, and the untamed spirit of youth. Treasure Island chronicles the perilous voyage of young Jim Hawkins, who stumbles upon a treasure map and sets sail into a world of pirates, mutiny, and buried gold, immortalising the cunning Long John Silver as one of literature's most enduring villains. Kidnapped then transports the reader to the rugged Scottish Highlands of the 18th century, where young David Balfour is betrayed by his treacherous uncle, press-ganged, and cast into a breathless struggle for survival and justice alongside the charismatic Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart. Stevenson writes with a rare and infectious vitality — his prose crackles with energy, vivid characterisation, and a storyteller's instinct for pace that has captivated readers of every generation since the novels' original publications in 1883 and 1886 respectively. Both works stand as cornerstones of British adventure literature, blending moral complexity with rollicking action in a way that transcends their classification as mere boys' stories. This World's Best Reading edition brings these two classics together in a single volume, a pairing that raises a question no reader can resist: which adventure will leave the deeper mark?
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Format: Hardback
Published: 2010, World's Best Reading (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.)
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Two of the greatest adventure stories ever written are bound together in this landmark volume — Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and Kidnapped — presenting a masterclass in suspense, courage, and the untamed spirit of youth. Treasure Island chronicles the perilous voyage of young Jim Hawkins, who stumbles upon a treasure map and sets sail into a world of pirates, mutiny, and buried gold, immortalising the cunning Long John Silver as one of literature's most enduring villains. Kidnapped then transports the reader to the rugged Scottish Highlands of the 18th century, where young David Balfour is betrayed by his treacherous uncle, press-ganged, and cast into a breathless struggle for survival and justice alongside the charismatic Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart. Stevenson writes with a rare and infectious vitality — his prose crackles with energy, vivid characterisation, and a storyteller's instinct for pace that has captivated readers of every generation since the novels' original publications in 1883 and 1886 respectively. Both works stand as cornerstones of British adventure literature, blending moral complexity with rollicking action in a way that transcends their classification as mere boys' stories. This World's Best Reading edition brings these two classics together in a single volume, a pairing that raises a question no reader can resist: which adventure will leave the deeper mark?