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The worlds bestloved childrens stories set in large type for easy reading. The story was originally serialised in the childrens magazine young folks under the title the sea cook over a period of several months from 188182. Collecting treasure island by stevenson, robert louis. Treasure island by robert louis stevenson tells the story of jim, a young boy who watches over an inn in an english seaside town with his mother and his gravely ill father. Treasure island great illustrated classics paperback. Great expectations classics illustrated series charles dickens author 20. Lovecraft 2nd edition graphic classics graphic novels treasure seekers. Great illustrated classics treasure island lesson 9. It was originally serialized in the childrens magazine young folks between. Treasure island great illustrated classics deidre s laiken. Discover classic book series like the work of jane austen and shakespeare in inventive new formats in the illustrated classics category. He was only once crossed, and that was towards the end, when my poor father was far gone in a decline that. Following the series demise, various companies reprinted its titles.
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