Ergebnis für "Treasure Island" in Literatur & Belletristik

Clear the decks for one of the greatest swashbuckling stories ever told. Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas—an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbucklers, from honest young Jim Hawkins to sinister...

Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny. When weathered old sailor Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents, it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. When Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.

Millions of people have thrilled to the adventure of young Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver since the publication of Treasure Island in 1883. It has been dramatized countless times since its appearance. Treasure maps marked with an X, schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and peglegged sailors with parrots on their shoulders: All these stereotypes of the buccaneer tale were the invention of R. L. Stevenson. But make no mistake about it...this novel is a masterpiece of plot development, character study, and sheer writing skill.

When a mysterious sailor enters his fathers inn looking for lodgings and rum, young Jack Hawkins finds himself involved in a high seas adventure full of pirates, maroons, distant islands and treasure. But just who is the one legged man that the sailors were so afraid of? This widely loved...

Lara Croft trifft Indiana Jones? Nicht ganz. Eher: Mrs. Chaos trifft Mr. Unwiderstehlich. Ich bin weder tough noch trainiert – aber trotzdem auf einer gefährlichen Schatzsuche. Mein Vater ist tot, ein Familienfluch lastet auf uns, und irgendjemand will mich davon abhalten, das Geheimnis zu lüften.

With buried treasure, treacherous buccaneers, a young hero, and Long John Silver, the one-legged villain, Treasure Island remains one of the most popular of pirate adventures.

Treasure Island must be the most enthralling adventure book ever written. As we listen to the voice of Jim Hawkins telling his extraordinary tale, and later that of his companion Dr. Livesey, we are plunged into a world of pirates, buried treasure, mutiny, and deceit.

First conceived during a rainy summer holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in an attempt to amuse his stepson, Treasure Island began with the map. Young Lloyd Osbourne had drawn a crude version of an island, and Stevenson, looking over the boy's shoulder, began to elaborate, christening various curves and smudges the famed names of Skeleton Island and Spyglass Hill and finally adding the three red crosses marking the buried treasure.

Lara Croft meets Indiana Jones? Nein, eher Mrs. Tolpatsch meets Mr. Irresistible. Lara Croft und ich haben leider fast nichts gemeinsam, außer einem verstorbenen Vater und einer Schatzsuche. Aber Ben kann es schon eher mit Indiana Jones aufnehmen.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if a single map could open the door to fortune, betrayal, and the darkest secrets of the sea? In *Treasure Island*, Robert Louis Stevenson creates the definitive pirate adventure: a swift, atmospheric tale of buried gold, dangerous men, hidden...

For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the nevel creates scenes and characters that have firetd the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil - but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil.

Jack Shepherd and Iain Cuthbertson star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic swashbuckling tale. Having outwitted a band of pirates to obtain a map disclosing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure, Young Jim sets sail for Treasure Island. But the crew of the Hispaniola...

Perhaps Stevenson’s best-known work, this adventure novel set in the eighteenth century is inspired by the actual exploits of pirate Captain Kidd and the search for his buried treasure. For pure imaginative delight, Treasure Island is unsurpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins meets the...

Jim Hawkins is just a boy running his family's inn when a dying sailor shows up with a chest full of secrets - and a treasure map that changes everything. What follows is one of the most propulsive adventure stories ever put on paper. Pirates, double-crossings, a one-legged man who is somehow...

Seven timeless adventures. One boundless ocean. Set sail into a world of legendary heroes, uncharted waters, extraordinary discoveries, and the untamed power of the sea. The Stories of the Sea Collection brings together seven unforgettable classics that have captivated readers for generations...

Read by Oscar, Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner, Jessie Buckley (Hamnet, Wicked Little Letters), and featuring an exclusive audio Q&A. 'Heartbreak, wistfulness, cracking dialogue . . . This is Tóibín at his best' - The Times 'A masterful novel full of longing and regret . . . Intensely...

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the tale of the crew of the Hispaniola as they travel across the sea in search of the long-lost treasure of the infamous Captain Flint. When Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map in the sea chest of an old sailor who had been staying at his parents' inn, he sets off on an adventure in search of the captain's hidden fortune.

When a young boy named Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and narrowly escapes pirates searching for it, he brings it to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, who immediately outfit a schooner named The Hispaniola and bring Jim along as cabin boy to retrieve the buried treasure. However, as they near...

INSPIRED BY TRUTH, THE STORY THAT HAS CAPTIVATED THE WORLD. This was not the start of a short trip to deliver supplies. It was the beginning of a one-way journey to start a new life. Life on a leper colony. Life on Spinalonga. Fifty years later, making a life-changing journey of her own, Alexis...

A new edition of this exciting tale of pirates, skulduggery and buried treasure. Young Jim Hawkins, thanks to a pirate map that has come into his possession, is the only one who can sucessfully get a schooner to a legendary island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named Long John Silver, whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew.