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Klasický pirátský příběh pro děti a mládež s pokladem, zakopaným na neznámém ostrově byl mnohokrát zfilmován, upraven pro rozhlas i divadlo a motivy z něj se nacházejí i v dílech jiných autorů. Poprvé vyšel v roce 1883 a stal se nejpopulárnějším dílem svého autora. Příběh začíná v hostinci U admirála Benbowa, kde se ubytuje starý námořník Bill Bones, který záhy zemře. Při vyklízení jeho pokoje objeví syn hostinského Jim Hawkins v truhle mapu, na které je zakreslena cesta za tajuplným pokladem kapitána Flinta. Ukáže ji zemanovi Trelawneyovi a lékaři (a zároveň smírčímu soudci) Liveseyovi.

Roman d'aventure et d'initation, "L'Île au trésor" est avant tout l'archétype du récit de piraterie. Le jeune Jim Hawkins est en possession d'une carte qui doit le mener à un fabuleux trésor ! Sa quête le conduit à franchir les océans à bord de l'Hispaniola mais le voyage est rapidement perturbé par l'équipage qui prépare une mutinerie.

This disturbing, yet intriguing story reveals the nightmare of living a double life, the conflict over good and evil and the arrogance of power. A novella about a dual personality - a kind and intelligent physician who turns into a psychopathic monster after partaking of a drug intended to separate good from evil in a personality. It is enough to make your hair stand on end!

The Christmas Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson is a captivating compilation of holiday tales by the celebrated Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. This anthology includes three cherished stories that beautifully capture the essence of the Christmas season: Christmas at Sea, Markheim, and Winter Time. Robert Louis Stevenson showcases his versatile storytelling skills in these Christmas stories. Through his vivid prose, he invites listeners to explore the magic and wonder of Christmas, as well as the complexities of human nature during this special time of year.

Bill, pirate en cavale, meurt en disant au jeune Jim Hawkins de se méfier du « marin à la jambe de bois ». La vie de Jim bascule quand il trouve dans les affaires de Bill une carte au trésor. Il est embarqué dans une expédition sur les mers, où il fait la rencontre de Long John Silver, charismatique cuisinier... à la jambe de bois.

Once the vampire was man’s deadliest natural enemy, but the dual nature of the revenant pathogen has given rise to a new scourge. Only one man stands in the way of humanity’s total annihilation.

Jim Hawkins ist noch jung, als das Abenteuer seines Lebens beginnt: Durch Zufall gerät er an die Karte einer entlegenen Insel. Genau dort soll der berüchtigte Piratenkapitän Flint seine Schätze vergraben haben. Bald darauf heuert Hawkins auf dem Expeditionsschiff "Hispaniola" an, um die geheimnisvolle Schatzinsel zu finden. Doch an Bord tummeln sich auch ehemalige Mitglieder von Flints Mannschaft, unter ihnen der einbeinige Schiffskoch John Silver. Die legendäre Jagd nach dem Schatz beginnt.

Æs Triplex is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson: The changes wrought by death are in themselves so sharp and final, and so terrible and melancholy in their consequences, that the thing stands alone in man's experience, and has no parallel upon earth. It outdoes all other accidents because it is the last of them. Sometimes it leaps suddenly upon its victims, like a Thug; sometimes it lays a regular siege and creeps upon their citadel during a score of years.

A Plea for Gas Lamps is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson: Cities given, the problem was to light them. How to conduct individual citizens about the burgess-warren, when once heaven had withdrawn its leading luminary.

An unmatched tale of adventure, greed, and heart-pounding suspense, Treasure Island follows young Jim as he encounters one piratical character after another, eventually embarking on a search for buried treasure that will take him halfway round the world as he and his companions hunt for the elusive pile of gold secreted away by the infamous and cruel pirate Captain Flint.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. London lawyer Utterson is driven to investigate Edward Hyde, the unlikely protégé of his friend Dr Henry Jekyll, suspecting the relationship to be founded on blackmail. The truth is worse than he could have imagined. Jekyll’s ‘full statement of the case’, the final chapter of the book, explores the idea of dual personality that led him to his experiments, and his inexorable and finally fatal descent into evil.

Stevenson's brilliantly macabre yet profound story of a man seemingly trapped in evil.

Die Schatzinsel, der große Abenteuerroman der frühen Moderne, hat die Leser vom ersten Augenblick an gefesselt und Generationen von Schriftstellern inspiriert - von Mark Twain bis Marcel Proust, von Bertolt Brecht bis Alex Capus.

Liebevoll zeichnet Stevenson in seinem frühen Werk die Figuren: den mutigen Jungen Jim Hawkins und den gerissenen Seeräuber Silver, und all die dubiosen und skurrilen Gestalten.

"Ich habe schon eine Reihe anderer Bücher angefangen, aber an keines habe ich mich je mit mehr Behagen gesetzt. Das ist nicht verwunderlich, denn verbotene Früchte schmecken bekanntlich besonders süß. Hier berühre ich einen schmerzlichen Punkt. Ohne Zweifel gehörte der Papagei einst Robinson Crusoe, ohne Zweifel wurde das Skelett von Poe überliefert. Das stört mich aber wenig..."

Set in England during the 15th-century Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel by the author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped tells the story of young Dick Shelton. Betrayed by his treacherous and brutal guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley, Dick seeks the help of John Amend-All, leader of the mysterious fellowship of the Black Arrow - and Brackley's sworn enemy. Pitted against fierce fighters, a treacherous priest, and Sir Daniel, Dick seeks to become a knight and rescue his true love.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) wurde nicht sehr alt, doch schuf er einige der berühmtesten literarischen Figuren aller Zeiten. Long John Silver, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde – wohl jeder begeisterte Leser von Abenteuerliteratur nickt bei diesen Namen zustimmend. In dieser Box versammelt sind die Romane: "Die Schatzinsel", "Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde" sowie die spannenden Kurzgeschichten "Markheim", "Der Leichenräuber", "Die tollen Männer", "Die krumme Janet" sowie "Der Flaschenteufel".

Jim Hawkins, the son of an innkeeper, longs for adventure. One of the inn's guests, a coarse old bully named Billy Bones, reveals a map showing the whereabouts of buried treasure. After Bones dies, Jim and his mother flee with the map to Squire John Trelawney, outwitting other pirates who were chasing Bones. With Trelawney's friend Dr. Livesey, the squire charters a schooner carrying a band of pirates led by Long John Silver. Excitement and heroic action await Jim Hawkins as he seeks to foil the pirates, find the buried gold, and bring Long John Silver to justice.

Um velho marinheiro se instala na estalagem dos pais de Jim Hawkins. Ele parece estar escondendo alguma coisa... Quando os piratas atacam a pousada, Jim foge e leva consigo o que o capitão estava escondendo: um mapa do tesouro! É assim que a aventura do jovem Jim começa em uma jornada cheia de surpresas.

Inglaterra, mediados del siglo XV. En el punto crítico de la guerra de las Dos Rosas, que enfrenta a las casas de York y Lancaster, la hermandad de proscritos de la Flecha Negra atenta contra los poderosos.

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