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Audiobook: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson [unabridged] ------------------------------------- Would you like be timely updated? Visit our site www.my-audio-books.com and follow out twitter, subscribe by email, or get a direct RSS feed. ------------------------------------- Duration: 7h. 30 min. Narrated by Adrian Praetzellis. ABOUT THE BOOK: A mysterious map, pirates, and pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map to pirates gold he starts on an adventure that takes him from his English village to a desert island with the murderous Black Dog, half-mad Ben Gunn, and of course Long John Silver. Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island. Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, it is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, character and action. Main characters - Jim Hawkins: the young boy who finds the treasure map; - Billy Bones: ex-mate of Captain Flint's ship and possessor of the map of Treasure Island. - Squire John Trelawney: a skilled marksman, he is na ve and hires the crew almost entirely on Long John Silver's advice. - Dr. Livesey: a doctor, magistrate, former soldier and friend of Trelawney. - Captain Alexander Smollett: captain of the Hispaniola. - Long John Silver: formerly Flint's quartermaster, later leader of the Hispaniola's mutineers. - Israel Hands: ship's coxswain and Flint's ex-gunner. - Ben Gunn: a half-insane and marooned ex-pirate. - Pew: a blind ex-pirate (used to be part of Flint's crew). - Captain Flint: a feared pirate captain who dies in Savannah from rum. Please note, this application: - supports playback with locked screen - includes text of the book and background music For more free and paid audiobook applications please visit www.my-audio-books.com We'll appreciate your feedback, sent to support@my-audio-books.com This book is a LibriVox recording. We support the LibriVox project.
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