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Treasure IslandTreasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a well-known classic. The adventures of a boy who falls in with pirates and treasure-seekers, it combines danger and mystery with vivid characters and challenging language. Stevenson wrote the story for his children, basing it on a map he and his stepson drew during a holiday. The character of Long John Silver is based on Steven's friend William Ernest Henley, who wrote the poem "Invictus." The plan for reading and presentations is here. Want some help finding information for reading Treasure Island? Click on this link and press the arrow to play the screencast. If you have forgotten your book at school or lost it, you can read the original online at:
If you want to listen to it on your computer or your media player (iPod, etc.), there is an audio version of the book (broken down into parts) at:
Some chapters read by Dr. T. are available as podcasts: This book is not easy. However, we read part of the book in class, and we work together to understand the vocabulary and ideas. Stevenson wrote quite a number of popular novels, including Kidnapped, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Master of Ballantrae. Many movies have been made of Stevenson's stories. There is a list of these at http://dinamico.unibg.it/rls/films.htm
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