"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest; Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest: Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! "
"Pieces of eig
"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest; Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest: Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! "
"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"
I came to first ofTreasure Islandfrom a Mickey Mouse story, with Mickey in the role of Jim Hawkins, Captain Hook in the role of Long John Silver, Gyro Gearloose in the role of the doctor and Goofy in the role of Ben Gunn. At that time, I never knew this novel existed! Later on, after I had read the original and loved it, I had to study it as the English "Non-Detailed Text" for my first year Pre-Degree course (that is grade XI, folks). This proved lucky for me, as I got the character study of Long John Silver,my favourite villain ever,for my annual exam - and I passed in flying colours.
Ye landlubbers, may they keelhaul me and make me walk the plank if I'm lying when I say this is the best pirate story ever....more
There was a time when I loved Alistair MacLean, Jack Higgins, Desmond Bagley... the whole damn lot. That was when I was brainwashed into thinking thatThere was a time when I loved Alistair MacLean, Jack Higgins, Desmond Bagley... the whole damn lot. That was when I was brainwashed into thinking that Americans were good and Russians were bad: that the Second World War was a just war, where the Good Allies won and the Evil Axis lost: that the Israelis were a peaceful people, being continuously menaced by the bloodthirsty Arabs. Most of my black-and-white take on world affairs were influenced by popular Hollywood movies and thrillers.
That time is long past, but I would still rate this novel as one of the better ones, as it presents Germans in a favourable light: the noble and tragic anti-hero Kurt Steiner is a fantastic character....more
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