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R
OBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
. HIS L
IFE
1879 Robert Louis Stevenson goes to California
to Fanny Osbourne and stays there for a year.
18791880 Robert Louis Stevenson works on his
travel story
The Amateur Emigrant
.
1880 (May) Robert Louis Stevenson marries Fanny
Osbourne.
18801881 Robert Louis Stevenson lives in Davos
in Switzerland where he writes short essays and stories.
He lives in Pitlochry where he writes his famous stories
Thrawn Janet
, The Merry Men
, The Body Snatcher
.
He lives in Braemar where he begins to write
Treasure Island
for Young Folks
magazine.
1881 Robert Louis Stevenson lives in Davos for
the second season. He finishes
writes a book of childrens poems
Treasure Island
A Childs Garden of
and
Verses.
18821884 Robert Louis Stevenson writes
Otto
and The Black Arrow
.
Prince
18841887 Robert Louis Stevenson lives in
Bournemouth. He writes
and Kidnapped
.
The Strange Case of Dr Hyde
In 1887 (August) The Stevensons travel to America.
1888 Mrs Thomas Stevenson, Mrs Robert Louis
Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
set out for the South Seas on board the yacht
Casco.
1890 The Stevensons buy a piece of land in Apia,
the capital city of Samoa.
They live in their house
Stevenson writes
The Master of Ballantrae
Weir of Hermiston
,
The Beach of Fales
Vailima
. Here Robert Louis
, St Ives
á.
1894 (December 3) The death of Robert Louis
Stevenson.
,
R. L. Stevenson
PASSAGES
It is a story of a search for buried treasure. The
hero of the novel is Jim Hawkins. It is he who tells
the reader about his adventures. At the
Inn
an old sailor leaves a chest with some papers. Among
the papers there is the map of Treasure Island. From
this very moment Jims adventures begin. He and his
friends, Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney set out
for the island. They outfit a ship, but there are some
dangerous men in the crew. To make the matters worse,
Long John Silver and his gang are also after the
treasure. At the end of the story Jim returns home
from the island with the treasure.
Jim, said Silver when we were alone, if I saved
your life, you saved mine; I saw the doctor waving to
you to run away; and I saw you say no. And now, Jim,
were going to look for the treasure. We must be close
to one another all the time, remember that, Jim.
Just then a man called us and said that breakfast
was waiting and we went back to the other pirates.
During breakfast Silver spoke to the pirates. I was
astonished to see him so cunning.
Ay, fellows, said he, it is lucky you have a
captain with a head like mine. Perhaps, theyve found
where the ship is, but they cant get on board, because
they have no boats. We have the boats and as soon as
the treasure is found we get in and of course find the
ship very soon and then off we go.. So he went on
FROM
TREASURE
THE T
R
OBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
W
ORKS
I
SLAND
Admiral Benbow
REASURE HUNT
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for some time and by the look of their faces I could
see that they were beginning to trust him. As for
the boy, he continued, well keep him as a hostage.
Well take him with us and well guard him like gold
all the time in case of some accidents. And as soon as
we get on board, well have another little talk with
Mr Hawkins and well give him his share, of course.
I could not understand Silver but it seemed that if
they got the treasure, he would perhaps really have his
little talk with me... And even if I could trust him,
there were the doctors words, Look out for squalls.
Also I could not understand why my friends had deserted
the stockade and given the chart to the pirates. I was
afraid that something had happened to them. I had
quite enough reasons to be downcast...
We started on our way to the treasure after breakfast.
I had a rope round my waist and walked immediately
behind Silver who held the rope with one hand. All the
pirates were armed to the teeth and Silver had even two
guns on him. Soon we were in the boats and the pirates
started to talk of the chart. As the reader will remember
the instructions on the chart were as follows:
Tall tree, Spy-glass Shoulder, N.N.L. Skeleton
Island E.S.E.E. Ten feet.
A tall tree was thus the principal mark. Now the
top of the plateau on the shoulder of Spy-glass hill was
all covered with tall pine trees. Some were of course
taller than the others, but which was the tall tree of
Captain Flint, it was very difficult to say. Of course
every man in the boat had found his own tree and
there was not a hot discussion as to who was right.
After a rather long passage we stopped just below
Spy-glass Hill and began to climb. The place where we
were was very pleasant; there were many flowers and
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flowering shrubs. All these filled the air with a beautiful
aroma.
We had partly climbed, partly walked about half a
mile and were already coming near the plateau when
the man in front began to cry out as if in terror. We all
stopped.
In front of us a human skeleton was lying. Beside
him were some blue rags. Something cold ran down my
back and I saw that the others were terribly frightened
too. He was a seaman, said one of the pirates. This
is seacloth.
But what a strange sort of way for bones to lie,
remarked Silver. I looked at the skeleton closely. It
was really a very strange sort of a way for a skeleton to
lie. The position was quite unnatural. The man lay
perfectly straight; his feet pointed in one direction
and his hands were raised above his head pointing
directly in the opposite.
Ive got an idea into my head, said Silver again.
Here is the compass, there is the top of Skeleton Island.
Now, take a bearing along the line of the bones.
It was done. The skeleton pointed straight E.S.E.E.
I thought so! exclaimed Long John. This is one
of Flints jokes. Oh, it makes me cold inside to think
of him. He took six men with him and killed them all
and this one he brought here and put him down by the
compass as a sort of signal! But let us go on and get
the money! This is not a nice place to stay in!
The plateau was just above us and we reached it in
a few minutes. Right above us was Spy-glass Hill, below
Skeleton Island and the anchorage. All was very still.
The sea extended far, far away to the east, there was
not a sail on it.
Silver sat down on a stone. Spy-glass Shoulder
means that point there, he said, and there along a
straight line from Skeleton Island are three tall trees.
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The treasure must be under one of the trees. Its childs
play to find it now.
The first of the three tall trees was soon reached
and was found to be the wrong one. So with the second.
The third rose nearly two hundred feet into the air
with a red trunk as big as a house. It could be seen
from all sides, east, west, north and south and might
be used as a sailing mark upon the chart.
But my companions were not interested in its size.
They thought of the money that was under it. Always
quicker and quicker was their walk. Silver was beside
me jumping as quickly as he could on his one leg. I
looked into his face. It seemed to me I could read his
thoughts like the pages of a book. He hoped to get the
treasure, get on board the
Hispaniola
, cut all our thoats
and sail off to England. And then I remembered Flint
who had killed his six men with his own hands. I must
say I did not expect anything good at this time...
Huzza
1
, mates, all together! shouted suddenly the
front man and all the pirates began running as quickly
as they could. And suddenly I saw the front men stop.
A low cry arose. Before us was a great excavation. It
was not very recent, because there was some grass on
the sides and bottom.
In the excavation was a broken pick and the boards
of several boxes. That was all. Somebody had taken
the treasure...
THE END OF
S
ILVER
S
P
IRACY
I never saw people so astonished or so downcast in
all my life. Each of the six men was as though somebody
had struck him on the head. But with Silver the blow
passed almost instantly. He changed his plan in less
than a minute.
1
Huzza
[hu'zR] Óðà!
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Jim, he said, take that. And he handed me a
pistol. Now, the buccaneers with oaths and cries began
to jump into the pit and to dig it with their fingers.
One found a piece of gold and it went from hand to
hand among them for a quarter of a minute.
Go on digging! shouted Silver. Perhaps youll
find something!
He is laughing! shouted one of the men. I tell
you, he knew about it all the time.
Little by little the men got out of the excavation.
Luckily I saw that they were all on one side, while I
and Silver stood on the other.
There we stood, two on one side and five on the
other. For some time nobody moved. Then one of the
five shouted:
Mates, they are only two!
One is an old cripple who has done it all and the
other is a boy whom I want to kill with my own hands!
Now mates...
He was raising his voice. In a moment they would
attack us. But just then crack! crack! three musket
shots came from a thicket near by.
Two pirates fell into the excavation and the three
that remained turned and ran away as quickly as they
could.
At the same moment the doctor, Gray and Benn
Gunn came out from the thicket with smoking muskets.
Forward, cried the doctor. We must come to
the boats before they do!
And we ran down the hill as quickly as we could. I
tell you, Silver with his one leg was not behind us.
But when we reached the boats we could hardly breathe.
Here we stopped at last and the doctor related to us in
a few words what had taken place. It was a story that
greatly interested Silver and Ben Gunn was the hero
of it from beginning to end.
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In his long walk over the island Ben had found the
skeleton and the treasure. In many journeys he had
carried the treasure on his back to the cave where he
lived and there the treasure had lain two months before
the arrival of the
Hispaniola.
When the doctor had got his secret from Ben Gunn
and when next morning he had seen the ship gone, he
had paid a visit to Silver, given him the chart which
was now useless given him the stores there was
much goats meat in Ben Gunns cave in fact given
everything to get a chance of going to Ben Gunns
cave because there was no malaria and it was possible
to guard the treasure.
As for Jim, said the doctor, I thought you would
perhaps come back and I felt sorry for you of course,
but I had to think first of all about the others.
But, he added, you see, we have come to help
you. I went with Gray and Ben Gunn diagonally
across the island and we were just in time, werent
we?
Yes, said Silver, it was a good thing I had Jim
Hawkins with me.
After a little rest we destroyed one of the boats and
took the other.
Soon we were sailing past the island. And suddenly
what did we see, but the
Hispaniola
sailing towards
us. The tide had lifted her and she was now sailing all
by herself.
We came up to her and put her at anchor. Gray
remained on board, while our boat went straight to
that part of the beach which was nearest to Ben Gunns
cave. Here the squire and the captain were waiting for
us. To me they were both very kind, saying nothing of
my escapade. But neither the captain nor the squire
said anything to Silver. It was clear they were not
very glad that he had come back.
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The cave was very large. In its middle there was a
little spring and in a far corner I saw great heaps of
coins it was Flints treasure! What a supper I had
that night with all my friends round me! But it was
strange to see that Silver was also sitting with us,
talking, eating, even laughing just as if nothing at all
had happened.
THE
B
LACK ARROW
In the novel R.L.Stevenson describes feudal England
in the 15th century.
THE S
HRILL TRUMPET
Very early the next morning Dick had already left
the town of Shoreby far behind and was on his way to
Lawlesss den in the forest. There he had left Lord
Foxhams
to meet the young Duke of Gloucester
1
papers; and to get them and be back in time
2
he had to start
early and walk very quickly.
Dick had crossed the greater part of the open ground
between Shoreby and the forest and had reached the
foot of a hill, when through the stillness of the cold
morning, rang the clear and piercing sound of a trumpet.
It was blown once, and then a second time; and then
Dick heard the clash of steel.
He immediately drew his sword and ran up the
hill. There he saw seven or eight men attacking one
knight, who was so active and fought so bravely that
he had already killed one of his opponents, wounded
1
Lord Foxham
сторонников партии Йорков
2
Richard of Gloucester
глава партии Йорков, будущий король Ричард III.
['lLd 'fPksqm]
['rICqd qv 'glPstq]
Лорд Фоксем один из
герцог Глостер,
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another and still continued his defence. But at any
moment he could slip, and then his life would be in
danger.
Held on! Here is help! cried Dick; and forgetting
that he was alone, he attacked the knights enemies.
They were brave fellows too, for they showed no
surprise but fell with astonishing fury on Dick.
1
There
were four against him. Soon one of the men was killed,
then Dick himself was struck across the head and fell
on one knee.
Meanwhile, the man whom he had come to save
had leaped back and blown the same trumpet again,
still more loudly. Next moment his enemies were on
2
him
, and he was again attacking, leaping, striking,
falling on his knee, and using sword and dagger, foot
and hand, with the same courage and energy.
But his trumpet had been heard at last. In a good
hour for Dick who saw the swords already at his throat,
out of the wood came many armed riders. Seeing
themselves surrounded, the knights opponents threw
down their arms without a word.
Seize these fellows! said the knight with the
trumpet; and when his order had been obeyed, he came
up to Dick and looked in his face.
Dick also looked at the knight and was surprised to
find in a man of such a strength, skill and energy, a
lad not older than himself with a slightly crooked
back, one shoulder higher than the other, and a pale
and distorted face. The eyes, however, were very clear
and bold.
Sir, said the young knight, you came in time for
me, and not too early.
1
...fell with astonishing fury on Dick напали на Дика с
поразительным ожесточением
2
his enemies were on him его враги напали на него
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My lord, returned Dick, feeling that he was in
the presence of a man of rank, you are yourself such a
wonderful swordsman that I believe you could have
managed alone.
How did you know who I was? asked the
stranger. I do not know it even now, Dick answered.
I came to help you, for I saw you fighting alone against
many.
There was a sneer on the young noblemans face as
he answered: These are brave words. But are you
Lancaster or York?
My lord, I make no secret: I am for York, Dick
answered.
That is good, replied the other, and, turning
towards one of the followers, continued in the same
sneering and cruel tone, hang these brave gentlemen.
And now, cried the deformed leader, back to
your posts, and when I call you next, be quicker to
come. And with a gesture he sent them away.
By this time it was beginning to grow light, and
the two young men again looked at each other.
You have seen my vengeance, said the knight,
but do not think I am thankless. You that came to
help me with your good sword come to my heart.
Dick did as he was ordered, although he already
disliked and feared the man he had saved.
And now, my lord duke, he said, am I right?
Are you the Duke of Gloucester?
I am Richard of Gloucester, returned the other.
And who are you?
Dick told him his name and showed Lord Foxhams
ring, which the duke immediately recognized.
You come too soon, like me, he said. I was here
two hours before the day. But this will be my first
battle. There, in the town, are my enemies, with two
old, skilled captains, Risingham and Brackley. They
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