Treasure Island (version 2)
Robert Louis Stevenson
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
A mysterious map, pirates, and pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map to pirates’ gold he starts on an adventure that takes him from his English village to a desert island with the murderous Black Dog, half-mad Ben Gunn, and (of course) Long John Silver. Arr Jim lad! R.L. Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Scotland and travelled extensively in California and the south Pacific. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) (7 hr 32 min)
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Mike D
An excellent rendition by Mr Adrian ! Certainly one of the greatest contributions to audiobook a ! Thank you !
The book that started my deep interest in the English language
Lord Mat
As a kid in Kedah, Malaysia in the early 1970s, I first knew of this title from an abridged version belonging to my older cousins. This story captured my imagination, and started me off on the lifelong journey of reading.
Best Reader
Samuel
I have listen to this countless times and it never ceases to be interesting. Adrian makes you imagine you are there and observing while these events were taking place
Great Reader
masoon88
This is one of the best readers I've ever heard on Librivox or any other audio book for that matter. He does such a good job switching in and out of the various characters. Also it is a very good recording quality. I will look for more titles read by this guy. Awesome job. I've been doing Long John impressions every since listening to this adding "Not I" to the end of my sentences... Its annoying my friends, "but I won't stop at once I won't nooo, not I"
TarheelAppeal
Jan. 2025: Thank you Mr. Praetzellis for a spirited reading of Treasures Island. I especially appreciated the many varied voices you created and attributed to each character, as well as Captain Flint. As for the text itself, I sometimes found myself confused by all the characters, which might be attributed to listening to the story in bits. Stevenson paints a vivid picture of the landscape and flora of Treasure Island, peaking my curiosity about where this fictional island is located. It was enriching to listen to Jim Hawkins’ growing from a frightened young boy cowering in the shadows to an extraordinarily mature youngster who maintained his cool and his purpose as the story unfolded, either despite of or because of, the trials he both witnessed and experienced. Thank you again, Mr Praetzellis for sharing your talents with LibriVox. I am grateful.
Joyfully Read, and Joyfully Listened To
Matthew Ricci
I had never read the book before, and solely based off of the story, I'm glad I picked it to read! Silver is a wonderful character, and I enjoyed picking out his and the other character's motivations. Ultimately I feel the themes of motivation and unlikely heroes was well explored. And, importantly, enjoyable explored! The packing and content was great. Now to the crux of the review. Mr. Praetzelis's (sorry for any misspelling!) reading of the story was nothing short of superb. I listened with such joy, and if I may be so bold to assume, that's because he loved reading for us! He is clear, uses wonderful voices, and really helps you to engross yourself in the story. I would gladly have paid for this. Well done!
KATEINHAWAII1
Really enjoyed this audiobook narrated by Adrian Praetzellis. He is a delightful reader and I would gladly listen to him read an old fashioned telephone directory if he were to address with it as much fun and interest as he did this old classic. There’s a reason this old swashbuckling tale was so popular and that’s because it’s really good! Kept me engaged and entertained from start to finish. Ahoy mateys! Give er a try!
Eemry
Really good! The story is a classic, of course, and needs no further praise, but the recording is really outstanding. It is literally better than a professional production of Treasure Island that I own. Thank you very much, Mr. Praetzellis! I listened to this audiobook with unalloyed enjoyment.