English Summary/英文概要: Ten years after the Hispaniola sailed away from Treasure Island with her cargo of gold, Jim Hawkins, now a young man, is landlord of the Admiral Benbow. Into his comfortable, uneventful life comes a mysterious young woman with a child, urgently seeking his help and Jim finds himself once more on the Hispaniola , sailing back to the ’accursed island’ he swore never to set foot on again. Violence, murder, and the quest for treasure make for a cliffhanging adventure revolving round the enigmatic figure of Grace Richardson. In this gripping, powerful sequel to one of the best loved books of all time, Francis Bryan reintroduces all our favourite characters: Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey, Ben Gunn and best of all Long John Silver, who is lured from retirement to climb the heights of Spy Glass Hill with Jim. With the spare, vivid language and the same swashbuckling pace as Robert Louis Stevenson, he tells the story in Jim Hawkins’ own words. The book is a tour de force that will appeal to all those who have read and loved Treasure Island.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 《金银岛》,几乎是每个人在孩提时代的最爱,关于它的许多种续集也是人们的热心话题。
本书作者 Francis Bryan 从原作故事结局的10年后写起,写Jim Hawkins回到英国后,与朋友一起生活,后来开了一家家庭旅馆。尽管他发誓再也不回金银岛了,但一个美丽女人的出现改变了他的初衷。他又开始了在那里的一段更加危险而神秘的经历……
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