Description
?Fifteen men on a dead man?s chest?Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!?Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune: A map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas?the treacherous Long John Silver, who is determined to keep the treasure for himself. The developing relationship between Jim and Silver transforms what starts off as a simple adventure story into a complex study of a boy?s growth into manhood, as he learns lessons about friendship, courage, loyalty and honour?and the shaky boundaries between good and evil.
