Treasure Island

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 4.7
Word count
511K words
Chapters
52

Tags

Foreign Language Books Foreign Literature Legendary LivesAdventure JourneyHeroismComing of AgeGrowing Up

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.La isla del tesoro by Robert Louis StevensonAuthor: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894,Language: Spanish, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Apr 19, 2014

Editor's review

This is a Spanish translation of Stevenson's classic adventure novel Treasure Island, a public-domain ebook from Project Gutenberg, in Spanish and classified as children's literature. The story revolves around the boy Jim, pirates, and a treasure map; the narrative is brisk and the characters vivid, making it an introductory work for understanding the adventure-novel tradition. The Spanish translation preserves the dialogue tension and nautical atmosphere of the original, making it suitable as advanced Spanish reading material that helps readers build vocabulary and sentence patterns as the plot drives them forward. As a public-domain plain text, it lacks footnotes and maps, so readers may need to look up nautical terms themselves. Overall, it has both literary-historical value and language-learning value, and suits readers who enjoy adventure stories and are willing to read in Spanish.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the first chapter and mark unfamiliar nautical and directional terms, then look them up together.
  2. After each chapter, write a three-sentence summary in Spanish to check comprehension of the plot.
  3. Copy high-frequency expressions from character dialogue and practice reading them aloud.
  4. You may consult the Chinese or English version for difficult passages, but do not rely on translation sentence by sentence.

About the publisher

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Contents

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FAQ

What Spanish level do I need to read this book? An intermediate reading level is recommended, with the ability to understand complete sentences and basic narrative. If you have just finished basic grammar, start with a simplified version or short pieces before tackling this book.
Is this a complete translation or an abridged version? The information indicates it is a public-domain ebook released by Project Gutenberg, in Spanish, classified as children's literature. Such versions usually preserve the original content, but whether it is abridged should be confirmed against the actual text.
Does the book include maps or notes? Public-domain plain-text ebooks generally do not include maps, footnotes, or introductions added by modern editors. Readers can prepare a map or look up nautical terms to aid understanding.
Is it suitable for children to read independently? The subject is an adventure story, which teenage readers can usually handle, but the original Spanish is difficult for non-native children. Parents or teachers should first assess the language level, then decide whether to read together or let the child read independently.

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About the author

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a nineteenth-century British writer known for adventure fiction and poetry. His representative work Treasure Island established a classic model for treasure-hunt adventure stories and has circulated widely in many translations; the library also holds the Spanish version La isla del tesoro and the German version Die Schatzinsel: Roman. Another representative work, A Child's Garden of Verses, writes from a child's perspective about play, imagination, and everyday feelings, with fresh language and natural rhythm, and is a common reader in English children's poetry. The library holds as many as 101 of his works, showing the variety of his subjects and forms. Public information is limited, so details of his life and education are not elaborated here; overall, his writing combines thrilling narrative with a lyrical tone, being strongly story-driven yet readable aloud, and has had a lasting influence on later adventure literature and children's literature.