Treasure Island (Unabridged and fully illustrated) -- Robert Louis Stevenson

<p><strong>Unabridged, complete with 74 original illustrations by Louis Rhead, the well-known children's book illustrator.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Treasure Island</em>, a coming of age novel, is perhaps the best adventure story of all time. It is certainly the quintessential pirate tale</strong>, and together with its many movie adaptations it has created our idea of the pirate world: treasure maps with an "X", the one legged pirate, the parrot on the shoulder, the eye-patch, the black spot and even phrases like "shiver my timbers," and the captain's eternal song: </p><p> </p><p><em>"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-</em></p><p><em> Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!</em></p><p><em>Drink and the devil had done for the rest-</em></p><p><em> Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"</em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The young Jim Hawkins is hired by an old seadog Billy Bones to look out for a sailor with one leg. Despite this precaution, Bones is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Searching through his belongings Jim finds a treasure map, which he shows to the local doctor and a wealthy squire. They engage a ship and captain, but unwittingly they hire the ruthless and immensely strong Long John Silver, who has designs on the treasure, as their cook ...</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong>This edition</strong></p><ul><li>contains 74 illustrations by Louis Rhead, the well-known children's book illustrator</li><li>begins each chapter with an illustr