{"product_id":"9780141199146-treasure-island-and-the-ebb-tide","title":"Treasure Island and The Ebb-Tide","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \"Treasure Island\", a weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. For when Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of mysterious island in his sea chest - where 'X' marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Penguin English Library Edition of \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island and The Ebb-Tide \u003c\/i\u003eby Robert Louis Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\"One more step, Mr Hands,\" said I, \"and I'll blow your brains out\"'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e a\u003c\/i\u003e weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins's parents - and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. For when Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest - where 'X' marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold. Setting sail with his friends on the ship \u003ci\u003eHispaniola\u003c\/i\u003e to recover the treasure, Jim soon realizes that he's not the only one who knows about the hoard. Suddenly he is thrown into a world of treachery, mutiny, castaways and murder and, at the centre of it all, is the charming but sinister Long John Silver, who will stop at nothing to grab his share of the loot. \u003ci\u003eThe Ebb-Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, a short novel published the year of Stevenson's death, is also a rollicking seafaring adventure, narrating the voyage of a stolen ship whilst exploring such themes as imperialism, violence, dishonesty, Christianity and corruption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31789405634657,"sku":"9780141199146","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34353476_0e77635b-dde6-4c22-a111-8458def815c8.jpg?v=1747286954","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141199146-treasure-island-and-the-ebb-tide","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}