Perhaps the greatest of all adventure stories for boys and girls, Treasure Island began, a brave boy who finds himself among pirates, and of the sinister pirate-cook Long John Silver holds children as entranced today as it did a century ago. It has appeared with illustrations by many leading artists, but none so apt as Peake's--first published in 1949 and out of print until now.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer who spent the last part of his life in the Samoan islands. His best-known books include
Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, and
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Alfred Molina received a Tony nomination for his performance in the Broadway play
Art. He is one of the most respected character actors in modern film, with appearances in
Boogie Nights, Maverick, Chocolat, Spiderman-2, The Da Vinci Code, An Education, Prince of Persia and many more.
