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Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Neil Hunt
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"Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!" "X marks the spot!" Long John Silver with his parrot on his arm! Treasure Island, the 1883 masterpiece by the great Scot Robert Louis Stevenson, set the course for all-things-pirate to come. Its influence is inestimable.

This story of buccaneers seeking buried treasure on an island off the coast of Mexico is told through the eyes of Jim Hawkins, a teenager who gets mixed up in the pirate crowd. Hawkins is brought to life in this audiobook by the expert Neil Hunt, whose British tenor playfully rises and falls with the churn of the waves and the mayhem wrought by Billy Bones, Ben Gunn, and other immortal characters of this swashbuckling epic.

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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

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I enjoyed but my kids did not.

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The performance and story are very good. My kids didn't like the old english. They found it hard to follow. I gave it a pretty good review but you might want to keep that in mind if you are downloading for younger children. My kids are 7 and 10 so not that young... maybe they were just in a mood that day.

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Great classic

God old fun and adventure. The narrator is wonderful, gifted at his profession. Light but meaty

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wonderful classic

Greatest book I have read, compared to many other classics. wonderful illustrated writing, highly recommended.

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A Classic that's actually fun.

Some stories are meant to be read aloud. This is one of those. I tried in text format and that was okay, but the story was so much better when I was listening. Some classics don't age well, I think that this is one kids can still enjoy without parents having to explain too much about how society has changed. Although there are songs they might want to sing endlessly.

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Perfect!

This is my favorite audio version. I've listened to it at least 4 times over. Good reading voice and presentation.

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Could listen a million times!

loved the narrarator and what a great story. I've listened to this book many times and will listen many more!

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Excellent

The story is first rate, full of cliffhangers and danger, and the reader does a great job bringing it to life. A wonderful choice for long car trips with the kids, but equally good for your daily commute. Treasure Island is a classic for a reason.

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Great Performance

Such a beautifully written story and Hunt brings life to the voices of the pirates. I nice pick for a classic such as this.

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This was a very fun classic, I'm surprised I don't hear more about it. All kids should read it in school.

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a classical book classically told

The book that starts and ends all pirate books and movies. Pirates of the Caribbean 101!

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