| Famous Stories 1 - Treasure Island Contributor(s): Escamilla, Israel (Editor), Comics, Dell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542725658 ISBN-13: 9781542725651 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Adaptations |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.48 lbs) 60 pages |
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| Publisher Description: masterpieces of US comic books. Illustrated by Robert Bugg, this outstanding 60-page full color rendition of "Treasure Island" was the first single-issue comic-book adaptation of the famous novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first published in 1942 and edited by Oskar Lebeck for the Dell Publishing Company. This acclaimed version of a story that has seized the imagination of generations of adults and children alike is now available again. Enjoy Escamilla Comics are reproduced from actual classic comics, and sometimes reflect the imperfection of books that are decades old.Main charactersJim Hawkins: The first-person point of view, of almost the entire novel. Jim is the son of an innkeeper near Bristol, England, and is probably in his early teens. He is eager and enthusiastic to go to sea and hunt for treasure. He is a modest narrator, never boasting of the remarkable courage and heroism he consistently displays. Jim is often impulsive and impetuous, but he exhibits increasing sensitivity and wisdom.Dr. Livesey: The local doctor and magistrate. Dr. Livesey is wise and practical, and Jim respects but is not inspired by him. Livesey exhibits common sense and rational thought while on the island, and his idea to send Ben to spook the pirates reveals a deep understanding of human nature. He is fair-minded, magnanimously agreeing to treat the pirates with just as much care as his own wounded men. As his name suggests, Livesey represents the steady, modest virtues of everyday life rather than fantasy, dream, or adventure.Long John Silver: The cook on the voyage to Treasure Island. Silver is the secret ringleader of the pirate band. His physical and emotional strength is impressive. Silver is deceitful and disloyal, greedy and visceral, and does not care about human relations. Yet he is always kind toward Jim and genuinely fond of the boy. Silver is a powerful mixture of charisma and self-destructiveness, individualism and recklessness. The one-legged Silver was based in part on Stevenson's friend and mentor William Ernest Henley.Captain Smollett: The captain of the voyage to Treasure Island. Captain Smollett is savvy and is rightly suspicious of the crew Trelawney has hired. Smollett is a real professional, taking his job seriously and displaying significant skill as a negotiator. Like Livesey, Smollett is too competent and reliable to be an inspirational figure for Jim's teenage mind. Smollett believes in rules and does not like Jim's disobedience; he even tells Jim that he never wishes to sail with him again.Squire Trelawney: A local wealthy landowner; his name suggests in Cornwall (a traditional English rhyme states "By Tre Pol and Pen, Ye shall know all Cornishmen"). Trelawney arranges the voyage to the island to find the treasure. He is associated with civic authority and social power, as well as with the comforts of civilized country life (his name suggests both "trees" and "lawn"). Trelawney is excessively trustful as the ease with which the pirates trick him into hiring them as his crew demonstrates.Billy Bones: The old seaman who resides at Jim's parents' inn. Billy, who used to be a member of Silver's crew, is surly and rude. He hires Jim to be on the lookout for a one-legged man, thus involving the young Jim in the pirate life. Billy's sea chest and treasure map set the whole adventure in motion. His gruff refusal to pay his hotel bills symbolizes the pirates' general opposition to law, order, and civilization. His illness and his fondness for rum symbolize the weak and self-destructive aspects of the pirate lifestyle. He dies of a stroke as a result of a combination of drinking too much rum and the double shock of seeing Blind Pew and the realization that Long John Silver has tracked him down.The comic reprints from are reproduced from actual classic comics, and sometimes reflect the imperfection of books that are decades old |