It was in 1880 and 1881 that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "Treasure Island," which was begun at Braemar, Scotland, where his father aided him with suggestions from his own seafaring experiences. It was finished in the course of his second visit to Davos in the winter of 1881-1882. "Treasure Island," which appeared when the author was thirty-one, was his first long romance, and it brought to him his first taste of popular success, when the story was published in book form. It was in October 1881, that this story began to appear as a serial in an English magazine called "Young Folks." The title...

The brook trout has long held a special place in the hearts and minds of anglers. This volume, a collection from the pens of a number of well known writers of the time, begins with general information on the wily Salvelinus fontinalis, before moving on to discuss habitat and habits, angling methods and finally culinary considerations. Lavishly illustrated with turn of the century line drawings. The authors explore why will one angler will whip a stream successfully and his partner come home light? Of two men in a boat, why will one take ten to the other's none? This softbound edition...

Sindbad, der Seefahrer, erzahlt von den Abenteuern seiner sieben Reisen: Von dem grossen Fisch, der fur eine Insel gehalten wird, dem Vogel Rock, der Affeninsel, den schwarzen Menschen und den geflugelten Gottesanbetern. Werkgetreu und vollstandig aus dem Urtext ubersetzt von Dr. Gustav Weil und mit Illustrationen von Louis Rhead."

TREASURE ISLAND is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold." It was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881 through 1882 under the title Treasure Island, or the mutiny of the Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym "Captain George North." It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883 by Cassell & Co. Treasure Island is traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is also noted as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of...