In this Oxford World’s Classics audio guide, listen to Peter Hunt, Professor Emeritus in Children’s Literature at the University of Cardiff – who was responsible for setting up the first course in children’s literature in the UK – introduce Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’.

The discovery of a treasure map sets young Jim Hawkins in search of buried gold, along with a crew of buccaneers recruited by the one-legged Long John Silver. As they near their destination, and the lure of Captain Flint's treasure grows ever stronger, Jim's courage and wits are tested to the full. Robert Louis Stevenson reinvented the adventure genre with ‘Treasure Island’; a boys' story that appeals as much to adults as to children, and whose moral ambiguities turned the Victorian universe on its head. 

Listen to this audio guide to learn more about Robert Louis Stevenson’s writing, the book’s contemporary reviews, and why Peter Hunt describes Robert Louis Stevenson as an ‘ambivalent rebel’.

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In this Oxford World’s Classics audio guide, listen to Peter Hunt, Professor Emeritus in Children’s Literature at the University of Cardiff – who was responsible for setting up the first course in children’s literature in the UK – introduce Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’.

The discovery of a treasure map sets young Jim Hawkins in search of buried gold, along with a crew of buccaneers recruited by the one-legged Long John Silver. As they near their destination, and the lure of Captain Flint's treasure grows ever stronger, Jim's courage and wits are tested to the full. Robert Louis Stevenson reinvented the adventure genre with ‘Treasure Island’; a boys' story that appeals as much to adults as to children, and whose moral ambiguities turned the Victorian universe on its head. 

Listen to this audio guide to learn more about Robert Louis Stevenson’s writing, the book’s contemporary reviews, and why Peter Hunt describes Robert Louis Stevenson as an ‘ambivalent rebel’.

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Why Peter Hunt described Robert Louis Stevenson as an ‘ambivalent rebel’

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Why Peter Hunt described Robert Louis Stevenson as an ‘ambivalent rebel’

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