Jim Hawkins sets sail in search of Treasure Island. But on board ship, Jim discovers a mutinous plan, led by Long John Silver. Plunged into a world of swashbucklers, murderous pirates and deceit, Jim's enduring story is an account of courage, guile and wit.
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''I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.'' Orphaned as a young teenager, Lowlander David Balfour''s only relative is his guardian and uncle, Ebenezer. Ill-thought of and disliked by many, it''s not long before Ebenezer betrays his nephew and David finds himself trapped aboard a ship.
He soon strikes up a friendship with fugitive stranger and Scottish Highlander Alan Breck and becomes embroiled in the fierce Jacobite struggle against English rule. A tale of high-seas adventure, loyalty and fighting, the complex relationship between Alan and David stops Stevenson''s novel from becoming ''just'' a boys adventure novel.
