Treasure Island

作者: Robert Louis Stevenson （罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森）著

出版社: Random House

出版时间: 1982-05

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780553212495

定价: 20.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 大32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 224页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>小说

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Masterfullycrafted,TreasureIslandisastunningyarnofpiracyonthefierytropicseas—anunforgettabletaleoftreacherythatembroilsahostoflegendaryswashbucklersfromhonestyoungJimHawkinstosinister,two-timingIsraelHandstoevilincarnate,blindPew.Butaboveall,TreasureIslandisacomplexstudyofgoodandevil,asembodiedbythathero-villain,LongJohnSilver;themerryunscrupulousbuccaneer-roguewhosegreedylustforgoldcannothelpbutwintheheartofeveryonewhoeverlongedforromance,treasure,andadventure.

Sinceitspublicationin1883,TreasureIslandhasprovidedanenduringliterarymodelforsucheminentwritersasAnthonyHope,GrahamGreene,andJorgeLuisBorges.AsDavidDaicheswrote:"RobertLouisStevensontransformedtheVictorianboys'adventureintoaclassicofitskind." Throughouthislife,RobertLouisBalfourStevensonwastormentedbypoorhealth.Yetdespitefrequentphysicalcollapses–mainlyduetoconstantrespiratoryillness–hewasanindefatigablewriterofnovels,poems,essays,letters,travelbooks,andchildren'sbooks.HewasbornonNovember13,1850,inEdinburgh,ofaprosperousfamilyoflighthouseengineers.Thoughhewasexpectedtoenterthefamilyprofession,hestudiedinsteadfortheScottishbar.Bythetimehewascalledtothebar,however,hehadalreadybegunwritingseriously,andheneveractuallypracticedlaw.In1880,againsthisfamily'swishes,hemarriedanAmericandivorcée,FannyVandegriftOsbourne,whowastenyearshissenior;butthefamilywassoonreconciledtothematch,andthemarriageprovedahappyone.

AllhislifeStevensontraveled–ofteninadesperatequestforhealth.HeandFanny,havingmarriedinCaliforniaandspenttheirhoneymoonbyanabandonedsilvermine,traveledbacktoScotland,thentoSwitzerland,totheSouthofFrance,totheAmericanAdirondacks,andfinallytothesouthofFrance,totheSouthSeas.Asanovelisthewasintriguedwiththegeniusofplace:TreasureIsland(1883)beganasamaptoamuseaboy.Indeed,allhisworksrevealaprofoundsenseoflandscapeandatmosphere:Kidnapped(1886);TheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde(1886);TheMasterofBallantrae(1889).

In1889Stevenson'sdeterioratinghealthexiledhimtothetropics,andhesettledinSamoa,wherehewasgivenpatriarchalstatusbythenatives.Hishealthimproved,yetheremainedhomesickforScotland,anditwastothe"coldoldhuddleofgreyhills"oftheLowlandsthathereturnedinhislast,unfinishedmasterpiece,WeirofHermiston(1896).

StevensondiessuddenlyonDecember3,1894,notofthelong-fearedtuberculosis,butofacerebralhemorrhage.ThekindlyauthorofJekyllandHydewentdowntothecellartofetchabottleofhisfavoriteburgundy,uncorkeditinthekitchen,abruptlycriedouttohiswife,"What'sthematterwithme,whatisthisstrangeness,hasmyfacechanged?"–andfelltothefloor.Thebrilliantstorytellerandmasteroftransformationshadbeenstruckdownatforty-four,attheheightofhiscreativepowers. PART ONE  THE OLD BUCCANEER

　CHAPTER 1　The Old Sea-Dog at the "Admiral Benbow"

　CHAPTER 2　Black Dog Appears and Disappears

　CHAPTER 3　The Black Spot

　CHAPTER 4　The Sea-Chest

　CHAPTER 5　The Last of the Blind Man

　CHAPTER 6　The Captain's Papers

PART TWO  THE SEA COOK

　CHAPTER 7　I Go to Bristol

　CHAPTER 8　At the Sign of the "Spy-Glass"

　CHAPTER 9　Powder and Arms

　CHAPTER 10　The Voyage

　CHAPTER 11　What I Heard in the Apple Barrel

　CHAPTER 12　Council of War

PART THREE  MY SHORE ADVENTURE

　CHAPTER 13　How I Began My Shore Adventure

　CHAPTER 14　The First Blow

　CHAPTER 15　The Man of the Island

PART FOUR  THE STOCKADE

　CHAPTER 16　Narrative Continued by the Doctor:How the Ship Was Abandoned

　CHAPTER 17　Narrative Continued by the Doctor:The Jolly-Boat's Last Trip

　CHAPTER 18　Narrative Continued by the Doctor:End of the First Day's Fighting

　CHAPTER 19　Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins:The Garrison in the Stockade

　CHAPTER 20　Silver's Embassy

　CHAPTER 21　The Attack

PART FIVE  MY SEA ADVENTURE

PART SIX  CAPTAIN SILVER
内容简介:
Masterfullycrafted,TreasureIslandisastunningyarnofpiracyonthefierytropicseas—anunforgettabletaleoftreacherythatembroilsahostoflegendaryswashbucklersfromhonestyoungJimHawkinstosinister,two-timingIsraelHandstoevilincarnate,blindPew.Butaboveall,TreasureIslandisacomplexstudyofgoodandevil,asembodiedbythathero-villain,LongJohnSilver;themerryunscrupulousbuccaneer-roguewhosegreedylustforgoldcannothelpbutwintheheartofeveryonewhoeverlongedforromance,treasure,andadventure.

Sinceitspublicationin1883,TreasureIslandhasprovidedanenduringliterarymodelforsucheminentwritersasAnthonyHope,GrahamGreene,andJorgeLuisBorges.AsDavidDaicheswrote:"RobertLouisStevensontransformedtheVictorianboys'adventureintoaclassicofitskind."
作者简介:
Throughouthislife,RobertLouisBalfourStevensonwastormentedbypoorhealth.Yetdespitefrequentphysicalcollapses–mainlyduetoconstantrespiratoryillness–hewasanindefatigablewriterofnovels,poems,essays,letters,travelbooks,andchildren'sbooks.HewasbornonNovember13,1850,inEdinburgh,ofaprosperousfamilyoflighthouseengineers.Thoughhewasexpectedtoenterthefamilyprofession,hestudiedinsteadfortheScottishbar.Bythetimehewascalledtothebar,however,hehadalreadybegunwritingseriously,andheneveractuallypracticedlaw.In1880,againsthisfamily'swishes,hemarriedanAmericandivorcée,FannyVandegriftOsbourne,whowastenyearshissenior;butthefamilywassoonreconciledtothematch,andthemarriageprovedahappyone.

AllhislifeStevensontraveled–ofteninadesperatequestforhealth.HeandFanny,havingmarriedinCaliforniaandspenttheirhoneymoonbyanabandonedsilvermine,traveledbacktoScotland,thentoSwitzerland,totheSouthofFrance,totheAmericanAdirondacks,andfinallytothesouthofFrance,totheSouthSeas.Asanovelisthewasintriguedwiththegeniusofplace:TreasureIsland(1883)beganasamaptoamuseaboy.Indeed,allhisworksrevealaprofoundsenseoflandscapeandatmosphere:Kidnapped(1886);TheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde(1886);TheMasterofBallantrae(1889).

In1889Stevenson'sdeterioratinghealthexiledhimtothetropics,andhesettledinSamoa,wherehewasgivenpatriarchalstatusbythenatives.Hishealthimproved,yetheremainedhomesickforScotland,anditwastothe"coldoldhuddleofgreyhills"oftheLowlandsthathereturnedinhislast,unfinishedmasterpiece,WeirofHermiston(1896).

StevensondiessuddenlyonDecember3,1894,notofthelong-fearedtuberculosis,butofacerebralhemorrhage.ThekindlyauthorofJekyllandHydewentdowntothecellartofetchabottleofhisfavoriteburgundy,uncorkeditinthekitchen,abruptlycriedouttohiswife,"What'sthematterwithme,whatisthisstrangeness,hasmyfacechanged?"–andfelltothefloor.Thebrilliantstorytellerandmasteroftransformationshadbeenstruckdownatforty-four,attheheightofhiscreativepowers.
目录:
PART ONE  THE OLD BUCCANEER

　CHAPTER 1　The Old Sea-Dog at the "Admiral Benbow"

　CHAPTER 2　Black Dog Appears and Disappears

　CHAPTER 3　The Black Spot

　CHAPTER 4　The Sea-Chest

　CHAPTER 5　The Last of the Blind Man

　CHAPTER 6　The Captain's Papers

PART TWO  THE SEA COOK

　CHAPTER 7　I Go to Bristol

　CHAPTER 8　At the Sign of the "Spy-Glass"

　CHAPTER 9　Powder and Arms

　CHAPTER 10　The Voyage

　CHAPTER 11　What I Heard in the Apple Barrel

　CHAPTER 12　Council of War

PART THREE  MY SHORE ADVENTURE

　CHAPTER 13　How I Began My Shore Adventure

　CHAPTER 14　The First Blow

　CHAPTER 15　The Man of the Island

PART FOUR  THE STOCKADE

　CHAPTER 16　Narrative Continued by the Doctor:How the Ship Was Abandoned

　CHAPTER 17　Narrative Continued by the Doctor:The Jolly-Boat's Last Trip

　CHAPTER 18　Narrative Continued by the Doctor:End of the First Day's Fighting

　CHAPTER 19　Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins:The Garrison in the Stockade

　CHAPTER 20　Silver's Embassy

　CHAPTER 21　The Attack

PART FIVE  MY SEA ADVENTURE

PART SIX  CAPTAIN SILVER