{"product_id":"treasure-island-9781101990322","title":"Treasure Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe rousing seafaring classic of adventure, pirates, and buried treasure\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e has never been surpassed. From young Jim Hawkins's first encounter with the sinister beggar Pew to the climactic battle with the most memorable villain in literature, Long John Silver, this novel has fired readers' imaginations for generations. A stirring tale of treachery, greed, and daring, \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e continues to enthrall readers of all ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition features an introduction by Patrick Scott and an afterword by Sara Levine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout his life, \u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (1850-1894) was plagued by ill health, which interrupted his formal education at Edinburgh University. Pursuing the life of a bohemian during his twenties and thirties, he traveled around Europe and formed the basis of his first two books, \u003ci\u003eAn Inland Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (1878) and \u003ci\u003eTravels with a Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e (1879). Stevenson gained his first popular success with \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island \u003c\/i\u003e(1883). \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold forty thousand copies in six months, and \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1886, followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Black Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e (1888) and \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Ballantrae\u003c\/i\u003e (1889). In 1888, he set out with his family for the South Seas, traveling to the leper colony at Molokai, and finally settling in Samoa, where he died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePatrick Scott \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eStudies in Scottish Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1996-2011 he was Director of Rare Books and Special Collections at Thomas Cooper Library, which has the largest Scottish literature collection outside Scotland. His earlier publications on Victorian boys' books include essays on Hughes's \u003ci\u003eTom Brown's Schooldays\u003c\/i\u003e and Kipling's \u003ci\u003eStalky \u0026amp; Co. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island!!!\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eShort Dark Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have been widely anthologized, and she teaches writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582577053970,"sku":"9781101990322","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fe70c8e-7ba6-4d5d-8ff1-7becdc23d136.jpg?v=1773738097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/treasure-island-9781101990322","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}