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Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson publisher: Querido, Amsterdam, 1883 refered to by: Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren The Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling
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summary: While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune. |
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| BOOKS BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1886 In seeking to discover his inner self, the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. | READ ON... Frankenstein Mary Shelley, 1818 American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis, 1991 | |
| ON ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S BOOKSHELF The Bible 40 different authors, ca. 1450 B.C. - ca. 95 A.D. Hamlet William Shakespeare, 1602 Rob Roy Sir Walter Scott, 1817 Frankenstein Mary Shelley, 1818 | Treasure Island 1883 While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune. | WHAT TO READ AFTER TREASURE ISLAND? ADVENTURE STORIES FOR YOUNG AND OLD Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, 1991 THE DUALITY OF HUMAN NATURE Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad, 1898 The Assault Harry Mulisch, 1982 WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF CHILDREN... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, 1884-1885 Lord of the Flies William Golding, 1954 The Tin Drum Günter Grass, 1959 The Little Friend Donna Tartt, 2002 YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM! A High Wind in Jamaica Richard Hughes, 1929 Rum Island S. Vestdijk, 1940 |
| Kidnapped 1886 Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped tells of how young David Balfour, orphaned, and betrayed by his uncle Ebenezer who should have been his guardian, falls in with Alan Breck, the unscrupulous but heroic champion of the Jacobite cause. | ||
| The Master of Ballantrae 1889 James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion - leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But he is to return years later, embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas, to demand his inheritance. | ||
| The Weir of Hermiston 1896 In this unfinished novel, the battle between good and evil is played out between father and son. | ||
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