Written by Robert Louis Stevenson - Audio book performed by Jasper Britton with music composed by Smetana, German, Bantock & Borodin - Abridged Fiction - 2 COMPACT DISCS - 2 hours, 15 minutes Publisher, Naxos Audiobooks (August 1996) Treasure Island must be the most enthralling adventure book ever written for children. As we listen to the character 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. We meet Billy Bones, Blind Pew, Black Dog and, of course, the charming buccaneer Long John Silver. The action and adventure never falter, and the spell of this enduring story is sustained until the very last word. |
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