This week in 1881 Treasure Island appeared for the first time serialised in Young Folks, a children’s magazine.
The book is an exciting tale of pirates, buried treasure and danger.It tells the story of young Jim Hawkins and his adventures in the search for the buried treasure of the evil Captain Flint. Timothy West,the highly acclaimed English actor, reads Treasure Island in a Silksoundbooks unabridged audio book, available for download now.

The author, Robert Louis Stevenson conceived the idea for Treasure Island during a rainy summer holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in an attempt to amuse his step-son. It all began with a map that young Lloyd Osbourne had drawn. Stevenson, looking over the boy’s shoulder, began to elaborate, christening various curves and smudges the famed names of Skeleton Island, Spyglass Hill and finally adding the three red crosses marking the buried treasure. From this gentlest of beginnings has come one of the best loved novels of piracy and fortune in the history of literature. It is Lloyd’s lasting legacy that he insisted there be no girls in the story!

Treasure Island would make a wonderful story to listen to on a long journey, it's available to download now at silksoundbooks.com

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