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This is the final episode of Treasure Island, written by the Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. The original text, beautifully illustrated, is available via Project Gutenburg. There are also several film adaptations—I’d recommend the 1990 movie, starring Charlton Heston and a young Christian Bale. It follows the text quite closely.

My next story for you will be The Blue Castle, a story of love and rebellion, set in the beauty of Muskoka. It was written in 1926 by the Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery—yes, the Anne of Green Gables author. It’s done in a similar relaxed and descriptive style to that of A Room With a View.

In our last episode, Long John Silver, Jim, and the buccaneers finally found the treasure—or at least the hole it used to be in. Get ready for a mutiny.

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