Treasure Island
By: Robert Louis Stevenson ; edited by Jonathan Kelley, with an afterword by Bill Blauvelt
Contributors: Kelley, Jonathan; Taylor, Hal, illustrator; Blauvelt, Bill
Series: Townsend library
Publisher: Townsend Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: West Berlin, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781591940388
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Treasure troves; Pirates; Adventure stories; Fiction
Description: When a mysterious stranger with a scar on his cheek dies, young Jim Hawkins ends up with a mysterious map of an island. He imagines that he is off to a wonderful sea adventure that will lead to a huge treasure. But once he sets sail with Dr. Livesey and the one-legged Long John Silver, the dream turns out to include greed, mutiny, and murder. - Back cover.

To help students experience the joys and benefits of reading, Townsend Press presents the Townsend Library - a collection of high-interest classics. Each Townsend Library book has been carefully edited to maintain the original story while updating language and style for today's readers - Publisher.
Notes: "Illustrations by Hal Taylor."

"Edited to make [it] more accessible to today's readers"--Publisher's Web site.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1.; title: The old pirate -- -- 1.; title: The Old Sea Dog at the Admiral Benbow -- -- 2.; title: Black Dog appears and disappears -- -- 3.; title: The black spot -- -- 4.; title: The sea chest -- -- 5.; title: The last of the blind man -- -- 6.; title: The Captain's papers -- -- pt. 2.; title: The sea cook -- -- 7.; title: I go to Bristol -- -- 8.; title: At the sign of the spyglass -- -- 9.; title: Powder and arms -- -- 10.; title: The voyage -- -- 11.; title: What I heard in the apple barrel -- -- 12.; title: Council of war -- -- pt. 3.; title: My shore adventure -- -- 13.; title: How my shore adventure began -- -- 14.; title: The first blow -- -- 15.; title: The man of the island -- -- pt. 4.; title: The stockade -- -- 16.; title: How the ship was abandoned -- -- 17.; title: The Jollyboat's last trip -- -- 18.; title: End of the first day's fighting -- -- 19.; title: The garrison in the stockade -- -- 20.; title: Silver's embassy -- -- 21.; title: The attack -- -- pt. 5.; title: My sea adventure -- -- 22.; title: How my sea adventure began -- -- 23.; title: The ebb tide runs -- -- 24.; title: The cruise of the Coracle -- -- 25.; title: I stride the Jolly Roger -- -- 26.; title: Israel Hands -- -- 27.; title: "Pieces of eight" -- -- pt. 6.; title: Captain Silver -- -- 28.; title: In the enemy's camp -- -- 29.; title: The black spot again -- -- 30.; title: The word of honor -- -- 31.; title: The treasure hunt -- Flint's pointer -- -- 32.; title: The treasure hunt -- the voice among the trees -- -- 33.; title: The fall of a chieftain -- -- 34.; title: And last --; title: Afterword --; title: About the author --; title: About the book.