Treasure Island Revisited
Title | Treasure Island Revisited PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Fitzgerald |
Publisher | St. John's, N.L. : Creative Publishers |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781894294898 |
Treasure Island Revisited is based on the true Newfoundland adventure story, which inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic book Treasure Island. It tells the story of the real Long John Silver, Captain John Keating of St. John’s, and how he obtained the map to the lost treasure of Lima, a treasure that today is estimated to be worth in excess of one hundred million dollars.
Treasure Island
Title | Treasure Island PDF eBook |
Author | Bryony Lavery |
Publisher | Dramatists Play Service, Inc. |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2017-03-16 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0822234270 |
It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the innkeeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in—and her dangerous voyage begins. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of murder, money, and mutiny is brought to life in this thrilling adaptation.
Skull and Bones
Title | Skull and Bones PDF eBook |
Author | John Drake |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 21 |
Release | 2010-05-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007366140 |
The third in the rip-roaring adventure series of ‘Treasure Island’ prequels for fans of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and Flashman
Silver
Title | Silver PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Chupack |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2008-02-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780312373658 |
These are the savage, heart-pounding memoirs of "Treasure Islands" Long John Silver--a pirate and a charming, unapologetic murderer in search of lost treasure.
Under the Air
Title | Under the Air PDF eBook |
Author | Osamu Tezuka |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2021-06-08 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9781569703533 |
From science fiction, historical fiction, to contemporary drama, Under the Air includes a variety of tales that depict the duality of man--good and evil; loving and violent. An injured white-supremacist struggles with the fact that he was brought back to life by a black organ donor; a young man in the wild west seeks revenge for his father's murder; an escaped convict holds a family hostage in a cave that causes hallucinations; the only two survivors of a nuclear apocalypse dare to explore the outside world--Tezuka's characters are put to the test when the delicate balance of their minds are disrupted, discovering something dark hidden deep within themselves.
The Mirror Thief
Title | The Mirror Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Seay |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-04-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1612195598 |
A New York Times NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR An NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A Publishers Weekly BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A globetrotting, time-bending, wildly entertaining masterpiece hailed by the New York Times Book Review as "Audaciously well written … the book I was raving about to my friends before I'd even finished it." Set in three different eras, and in three different locations—all, coincidentally, named Venice—this “startling, beautiful gem of a book” (NPR) calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its mix of entertainment and literary bravado. The core story is set in sixteenth-century Venice, where, on the island of Murano, the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror. An object of glittering yet fearful fascination—was it reflecting simple reality, or something more spiritually revealing?—the Venetian mirrors were state-of-the-art technology, subject to industrial espionage by desirous sultans and royals world-wide. Thus, for the skilled craftsmen that made them, any attempt to leave the island—to steal the technology—was a crime punishable by death. One man, however—a world-weary war hero with nothing to lose—has a scheme he thinks will allow him to outwit the city's terrifying enforcers of the edict, the ominous Council of Ten . . . Meanwhile, in two other Venices—Venice Beach, California, circa 1958, and the Venice casino in Las Vegas, circa today—two other schemers launch similarly dangerous plans to get away with a secret . . . All three stories weave together into a spell-binding tour de force that is impossible to put down—an old-fashioned, stay-up-all-night novel that, in the end, returns the reader to a stunning conclusion in the original Venice . . . and the bedazzled sense of having read a truly original and thrilling work of art.
An Apology for Idlers
Title | An Apology for Idlers PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 2009-08-27 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0141956488 |
An irresistible invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life's simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), Robert Louis Stevenson's witty and seminal essay on the joys of idleness is accompanied here by his writings on, among other things, growing old, visiting unpleasant places and the overwhelming experience of falling in love. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are