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Traditionally considered a coming of age story, it is an adventure tale of superb atmosphere, character and action, and also a wry commentary on the ambiguity of moralityas seen in long john silverunusual for childrens literature then and now. In 1765, young english boy jim hawkins gets involved with buccaneers during his quest to find pirate. Contents page introduction v chapter 1 jim hawkins story i 1 chapter 2 dr. Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including. Treasure island full audiobook by robert louis stevenson. Very poor quality automated text recognition version with spurious numbers by the chapters, large gaps. Choose from 500 different sets of treasure island chapter 9 flashcards on quizlet.
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