Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Neil Hunt

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

If you happen to find a map in a dead buccaneer's sea trunk, you can't very well ignore it, not if you are Jim Hawkins and his friends Dr. Livesey, Captain Smollett, and Squire Trelawney! But even with a map, buried treasures are not easy things to come by. At the start of his grand adventure, setting sail on the good ship Hispaniola, the young Hawkins is a hesitant, querulous boy, too easily beguiled by his own fancy.

By journey's end he will have faced murder, mutiny, and mayhem - and in the process, become a man. Narrator Neil Hunt brings to life the characters Robert Louis Stevenson made so memorable: Black Dog, Blind Pew, Billy Bones, George Merry, Israel Hands, and Ben Gunn.

©1988 Recorded Books, LLC (P)1988 Recorded Books, LLC

EXCELLENT

interesting to watch the many movies about Treasure Island. The Disney one was the best in my opinion

Fun And Suspenseful

This story was more bloody than I expected, but not bad at all. My eleven year old son would enjoy this as much I have. I keep coming back to this book again and again, usually listening while repairing machines or cleaning at work. So relaxing, it provides an exotic escape to a long ago adventure with pirates against men of honor. Been putting off this classic for too long but enjoy it thoroughly now with an excellently performed reading. This book has been read by several different voice actors but I think you'll find that this version is the best as it is word for word from the original text and crystal clear.

A classic, compelling narrative

A true classic and very enjoyable to listen to. You do a disservice to yourself if you pass this up. “Fifeteen men on a dead man’s chest”.

An excellent job on a classic tale.

I was first introduced to this classic tale of pirates and adventure in preschool, where they had one of those dramatized abridgements that little kids often listen to before they read the full story. It wasn't until many years later that my brother began devoting some time each day to reading me the story, which he had received as a gift from an old teacher of mine in the hope that he might read it to me at some point. Due to my brother's moving out to go to college, however, we never finished it.
Three years ago now I found the unabridged version on CD, narrated by Neil Hunt. This being a copy obtained from my local public library however, some disks were damaged. So I was elated when I found that self same version here on Audible. Neil Hunt's narration is excellently done. All his portrayals, from Jim Hawkins to Israel Hands to Livesy to Long John Silver, are excellent. Needless to say I couldn't stop listening for more than a few minutes. Of course I've noticed that Recorded Books Incorporated, the company responsible for this unabridged recording, seems to have a nack for picking excellent narrators for their books, and Treasure Island is no exception. As I said in the title, an excellent production of an excellent, classic adventure story
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Great story!

I know that this edition is technically “abridged”, but I don’t care; it’s just that good. The narrator is perfect, and the story just takes you away on an epic adventure. My rating: 10/10. 😎

Shiver Me Timbers!

I listened to this on audio, and I really enjoyed the narrator's interpretation of the various characters. I also now know the origin of the phrase "shiver me timbers!"

I approach classics with trepidation, as I don't always enjoy them to the degree that I feel that I should. That in turn makes me question what I am missing that everyone else seems to get. At least with this one, I can see why this is a classic. Even though it was written in the 1800s, it didn't feel particularly dated to me. I also am not an avid reader in the adventure/pirates genre, but this story kept me entertained. The variety of quirky characters was a real plus in this story!

Awesomeazeing

Cool awesome amazing super cool awesomeness so so so o so so so so cool

Great Narrator

I really enjoyed this listen. It was both well-written and well-read. The plot was intriguing and the narrator brought the characters to life.

narrator nails it

I have read this book numerous times and found myself performing a task where I had long hours ahead and was required to be quiet. So I looked up and found this audiobook as a deal on Amazon. I did not expect the narrator to have a different voice - completely unique - for each character who spoke. It was very well done. His Long John Silver was just how I imagine him to sound when I read the book myself.

A Classic Story for both kids and adults

I have read the paper version several times and read it to my kids; we all love the story. Now it feels like reading it again by listening to it. The reader is excellent and it brings our memory and dreams back. Thanks for such a wonderful book!