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Treasure Island is an adventure story and a coming-of-age narrative in which the protagonist gets a taste of treasure hunting but eventually decides that it isn't for him. The book includes some discussion of friendship and what it means to do the right thing, particularly with regard to Long John Silver's character. Silver is self-serving and wants the treasure all for his own, but he also comes to care about Jim Hawkins's life and well-being.

La Isla del Tesoro es una narración llana, un romance fácil, un cuento sabroso con un niño por héroe, y que, á pesar de sus peripecias dramáticas y conmovedoras, conserva en todo el discurso del libro una pureza y una sencillez tales que no habrá hogar, por mucha severidad que impere en él, del cual pueda desterrársele con razón.Stevenson se propuso, además, describir con esa difícil facilidad que parece ser un secreto suyo, esas escenas y aventuras marinas en que el lector percibe, desprendiéndose de la sencilla narración, ya el olor acre de las brisas de la playa, ya el rumor ...

The Robert Louis Stevenson Works Collection presents his complete literary works, from high-seas adventures to thrilling mysteries, offering a full exploration of his storytelling legacy.

The Robert Louis Stevenson Classics Podcast features legendary adventure stories and classic tales of mystery and intrigue that have captivated generations.

Set sail on grand adventures with Robert Louis Stevenson Audiobooks, a collection of thrilling tales filled with pirates, treasure, and daring escapades.

Timeless Robert Louis Stevenson Stories brings together unforgettable adventures, filled with daring heroes, hidden secrets, and exotic locations.

David Balfour, a chap of seventeen and recently stranded, is coordinated to proceed to live with his rich uncle, the expert of the bequest of Shaws in the marshes of Scotland close to Edinburgh. His uncle, Ebenezer (as close a grumpy person as Dickens' Ebenezer Tightwad), is stunned to unexpectedly have his young relative slide on him and attempts to free himself of David with an organized mishap. Bombing that, he pays the commander of a brig to hijack David and sell him into bondage in Carolina. A crash in the mist brings installed the brig a survivor, Alan Breck Stewart, who is conveying a ...

Kidnapped is set in Scotland just after the Jacobite rebellions and is narrated by the teenager David Balfour. The recently orphaned David leaves rural Essendean to seek his fortune with his relatives, the Balfours of the House of Shaws. He meets his uncle Ebenezer and immediately suspects the shifty and miserly man of trying to avoid giving David his due inheritance. His suspicions are confirmed when his uncle sends him up a ruined stair-tower in the dark, intending David to plunge to his death. Before David can confront his uncle, Ransome, the cabin-boy for the brig Covenant arrives with a ...

The Black Arrow is a thrilling historical adventure set during England’s War of the Roses. Young nobleman Dick Shelton finds himself caught between shifting allegiances, outlaws seeking vengeance, and a kidnapped heiress in disguise. With action, romance, and treachery, Robert Louis Stevenson delivers a gripping tale of swordplay and justice.

The Master of Ballantrae is a dramatic tale of rivalry, betrayal, and vengeance set in 18th-century Scotland. Two brothers—one noble and reserved, the other charming and ruthless—find themselves on opposite sides of history during the Jacobite rebellion. As their fates intertwine, the family is consumed by hatred, leading to a tragic and haunting climax.

This short early twentieth century biography of Robert Louis Stevenson by polymath Chesterton and journalist Nicoll is also sometimes entitled ‘The Characteristics of Robert Louis Stevenson.’ Each author wrote a section of the whole. This recording is of the third edition which differs structurally from the first edition and has some additional material. - Summary by David Wales

Set sail with "Treasure Island," the classic pirate adventure full of buried treasure, treachery, and unforgettable characters. Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale invites listeners to brave the high seas with young Jim Hawkins and the infamous Long John Silver. Each episode captures the essence of danger, bravery, and the spirit of adventure in this iconic pirate story that defined a genre.

“Extreme busyness…is a symptom of deficient vitality; and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.”What comforting words for the idle among us! Like many of the best essayists, Stevenson is very much the genial fireside companion: opinionated, but never malicious; a marvellous practitioner of the inclusive monologue.In this collection of nine pieces he discusses the art of appreciating unattractive scenery, traces the complex social life of dogs, and meditates in several essays upon the experience of reading literature and writing it. ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 readings of My Shadow, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson's famous poem concerns a child's shadow and its antics. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 7th, 2014. Summary by Sweet Pea.

Heir to a noble Scottish house in the mid 18th century, the Master is a charming, clever, and resourceful villain whose daring but ill-advised schemes first alienate his patrimony and at last cost him his life. His younger brother, sweet-tempered and good but dull and unpopular, suffers at the Master's hands until his patience and courage win him limited ascendancy, but he is at last consumed with hatred and driven to madness and death by the strain of his many sufferings. The story is told from the point of view of a loyal servant with the occasional insertion of documents in the words of ...

Master storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped) brings us an entrancing and at times quite amusing collection of darkly cynical fables for the modern man, shedding light upon the human condition in ways unimagined at the time. This collection was originally issued posthumously but is as relevant and entertaining as it ever was. (Summary by Ben Tucker)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 readings of Autumn Fires, from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic A Child's Garden of Verses. This was the weekly poetry project for October 18-24, 2015.

LibriVox volunteers bring you fourteen different readings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Cow, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)

As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first published work, written at a time when travel for pleasure was still a rarity. He and a friend traveled by canoe through France and Belgium and he relates how they were thrown in jail, mistaken for traveling salesmen and became embroiled in gypsy life. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

The Ebb-Tide is a gripping tale of desperation and greed as three down-and-out men take control of a ship carrying a valuable cargo. Their moral corruption leads them into perilous situations, revealing the dark side of human nature. A compelling and suspenseful maritime adventure.