Nat Hall's story about Treasure Island
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
SynopsisYoung Jim Hawkins is in search of himself. He lives at his family's inn near Bristol in eighteen's century England. The sudden death of an old sea captain, Billy Bones and, his finding of a chest & treasure map local acquaintances, Dr Livesey & Mr Trelawney, later recognise as that of infamous Captain Flint added to the ransack of the inn by Bones' pursuers leads Jim to meet his destiny under the watchful eyes of notably Captain Smollet and Long John Silver as well the the outer world where men roam the seas in search of gold...
My Story
I discovered the novel as an 8 year-old child avid with dreams, growing up in Normandy with sea connections and new doors were flung open as I identified with this young hero. His quest became "my" quest, his search, mine...
Treasure Island has somehow forged the path to my life on 60N, which I call affectionately "my treasure islands" as a poet and local guide.
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