Treasure Island

The popular classic by R. L. Stevenson has been adapted by the editorial board of V&S Publishers to enrich children with adventurous sea voyages. It happens to be one of the timeless masterpieces of yesteryear writers. The story begins when Jim, a young boy and protagonist of the story, decides to embark on a sailing ship - the Hispaniola – to trace the treasure supposedly buried in a mysterious island. Along the way, he faces shipwreck, a pirate mutiny, and sword fights. Jim's tale is a rags-to-riches story of a young boy who overcomes the odds Treasure Island has been called a “novel of greed,” and certainly greed is a minor theme of the book. The chief theme is Jim's quest to bring home something of great value and to gain his own moral adulthood, a treasure in itself. The tone of the book is essentially suspenseful and tense because of the descriptive details about what's going on....