Treasure Island
Hardback Published on: 05/09/2019
Price: £14.99
Synopsis
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Treasure Island.
Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - celebrate the 140th anniversary of Treasure Island with this dazzling clothbound edition.
When an old sea Captain named Billy Bones leaves behind a mysterious chest at Jim Hawkins' parents inn, Jim discovers a map to the legendary Treasure Island!
'Finders keepers, right?'
Jim sets sail with Long John Silver and his ragtag crew but can they be trusted?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780241411216
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 205 x 137 x 30 mm
- Interest age: From 9 years
- Weight: 360g
- Languages: English
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Fantastic!
Originally I bought this book expressly because I enjoy the artwork of Stanley Donwood. I fell in love with the cover, and now I use Waterstones website fr... READ MORE
Swashbuckling adventure.
This book deserves to be the classic it is. A great adventure book for young readers, with a courageous young hero - even though there's quite a bit of vio... READ MORE
Aha me hearties!
I have just read this book for the first time and am very much an adult. I obviously knew the gist of the story, but had never actually read it myself. I... READ MORE
The most legendary yarn of the high seas.
This classic adventure novel’s reputation precedes it. A fun, easy-to-read story with convincing characters and a compelling plot that ends leaving you wis... READ MORE
Classic
One of my dad's favourite books. It's still a great adventure book . It is of it's time but even now when I read it again it's still good. Probably Stevens... READ MORE
Brilliant from start to finish
Although it is considered a book for children, I thoroughly enjoyed Treasure Island as an adult and would recommend it to everyone
Classic book shame about the barcode sticker
Nice cloth book but why would you put a barcode sticker on the back? Some of the cloth has inevitably come away. Shame.
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A beautiful edition, but...
These clothbound Penguin Classics are beautiful, and when this one arrived I was very pleased with it. I put it in my book pile to read, and retrieved it t... READ MORE
The original adventure story.
There’s a reason this book has entrenched itself in popular culture. From the good but naive Jim Hawkins, to the completely charismatic but utterly underha... READ MORE
Simply a classic!
I loved this book.
The storyline is famous and that is because it as complete a piece of fiction as you could ask for. Superbly drawn characters such a... READ MORE
Return to the Scene
I shelved this book after reading a few chapters, bogged down by the old and alien language used but, I was only 9 years old at the time.
So why did I ch... READ MORE