Publisher Description
After finding a treasure map belonging to the notorious pirate Captain Flint, Jim Hawkins, Squire Trelawney, and Doctor Livesey charter a ship and set sail for the Island of Treasure. However, they are unaware that most of the crew they have hired once sailed with Flint, including the man with one leg — Long John Silver — and they mean to take the ship and the treasure for themselves. One of the all-time great adventure stories, TREASURE ISLAND comes to life in digital stereo, a full cast, thousands of sound effects, and an original music score.
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About Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was born in Scotland. He studied engineering and law at the University of Edinburgh and then began writing while traveling in France. The publication of Treasure Island in 1883 brought him fame and entered him on a course of romantic fiction beloved by young and old alike.
About the Narrators
Jerry Robbins is an American actor and singer who has performed in more than one hundred stage productions, including an acclaimed portrayal of John Barrymore in William Luces’ play, Barrymore. He has also written and produced forty radio plays with his company, the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, winning the Parents Choice Award for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 2001 and an Audio Worlds Golden Headset Award for Little Big Horn in 1999.
The Colonial Radio
Players is a radio drama production company based out of Boston,
Massachusetts. Officially established in 1995 by Jerry Robbins and Mark Vander
Berg, they have won numerous awards, including Parents’ Choice Awards, Ogle
Award, Mark Time Award, and Audie Award finalist. They have collaborated with
such authors as Ray Bradbury, William Luce, and Walter Koenig.
The Colonial Radio
Players is a radio drama production company based out of Boston,
Massachusetts. Officially established in 1995 by Jerry Robbins and Mark Vander
Berg, they have won numerous awards, including Parents’ Choice Awards, Ogle
Award, Mark Time Award, and Audie Award finalist. They have collaborated with
such authors as Ray Bradbury, William Luce, and Walter Koenig.