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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

About 655 pages (196,544 words) in 25 products

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Treasure Island: Puzzle Pack
40,800 words, approx. 136 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Treasure Island: LitPlan Teacher Pack
37,800 words, approx. 126 pages
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Treasure Island
30,000 words, approx. 100 pages
A complete lesson plan by Educational Impressions. For Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Treasure Island Study Guide
14,400 words, approx. 48 pages
A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Project Gutenberg eBook
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Treasure Island eBook
60,368 words, approx. 201 pages
The complete online text of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.


Author Biography

Name: Robert Louis Stevenson
Birth Date: November 13, 1850
Death Date: 1894
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson
998 words, approx. 3.3 pages
The Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was one of the most popular and highly regarded British writers of the end of the 19th century. He played a significant part in the revival of the novel of romance. During Rober...
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Biography of Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson
16685 words, approx. 55.6 pages
At the time of his death in Samoa in 1894, Robert Louis Stevenson was regarded by many critics and a large reading public as the most important writer in the English-speaking world. "Surely another age will wonder over this curiosity of letters," wrote S...
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Biography of Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson
10706 words, approx. 35.7 pages
A combination of artistic ambitions, a thirst for adventure and discovery, courtship of and eventual marriage to an American, and above all poor health turned Robert Louis Stevenson into a life-long wanderer. His early travel writing demonstrates his kee...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Treasure Island Summary
3,195 words, approx. 11 pages
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson, whose grandfather and father were lighthouse engineers, felt a fascination for the sea and its promise of travel during his childhood. This fascination did not fade with age. When, as an...
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Treasure Island Information
7,207 words, approx. 24 pages
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the...


News and Journals
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The Boston Globe
An Island Treasure
09/18/1988: 328 words, approx. 1 pages
Piping plovers nest there and shellfish beds lie offshore. There are salt marshes and tidal flats, rocky coves and sandy beaches. It is "rough, wild, and undisturbed," and best of all, it is now the property of Massachusetts and all its citizens. This...
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Treasure Islands
07/02/2006: 2,434 words, approx. 8 pages
JERRY LUCIANI, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-02-2006 TREASURE ISLANDS -- THE BAHAMAS LURE TODAY'S WAYFARERS AS THEY DID YESTERDAY'S PIRATES By JERRY LUCIANI, STAFF WRITER Date: 07-02-2006, Sunday Section: TRAVEL Edtion: All Editions rrrrrrr, mateys! What do...
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In Business Las Vegas
Strip Bus System Gives Tourists another Option
11/16/2007: 413 words, approx. 1 pages
Passengers using a new Strip transportation system will be able to purchase tickets for local attractions as they roll.VEGAS.com unveiled its new fleet of buses and trolleys, the VEGAS.com Arrow, that will make stops at 36 locations along the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas...
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AP News
Final touches put on Lego Vegas
3/28/2007: 522 words, approx. 2 pages
What happens in Legoland Las Vegas will stay in Legoland Las Vegas _ if the designers have anything to say about it.With just hours to go before the official grand opening of a $1-million-plus scale model of the famed Las Vegas Strip, builders spent Wednesday...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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William H. Hardesty, III and David D. Mann
7,774 words, approx. 26 pages
Bell Suggests That Treasure Island Reflects Aspects of Stevenson's Own Life:
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William Blackburn
6,919 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Blackburn considers Treasure Island in the context of the evolution of the literature of romance and adventure "from fiction in which incident is more important than character to fiction in which precisely the reverse is true."
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Critical Essay by Sister Mary Louise McKenzie
6,816 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, McKenzie examines the influence of the nineteenth-century toy theatre upon Stevenson's aesthetic sensibility. She focuses on elements of excitement, imagination, chance, and playfulness in both the toy theatre and Stevenson's fiction.'
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 97%
Coming to Terms With Evil in Treasure Island
3,039 words, approx. 10 pages
Analysis of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island"
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Essay Grade: 86%
Ten Character Profiles from Treasure Island
1,917 words, approx. 6 pages
Discusses the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Provides 10 character profiles from the book. Each profile contains a description of the character, a quote, and an explanation as to why the character was in the book.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Treasure Island: Jim Hawkins Characterization
854 words, approx. 3 pages
Analyzes the novel, Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Discusses the characterization of Jim Hawkins. Describes how the character is transformed by his adventures.
 


Treasure Island Study Pack

Get the complete Treasure Island Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 655 pages (at 300 words per page) in 25 products. (Download a sample literature guide)

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9 Literature Criticism Essays
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

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