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🎧 Audiobook Excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Read by Chapter Breaks – Short Literary Escapes Classic audio pills for your commute, bedtime unwind, or a break anytime. At Chapter Breaks, we carefully select and curate iconic passages from classic novels — timeless opening chapters, dramatic turning points, or unforgettable finales. Each episode is around 20–30 minutes, designed to let you dip into great literature without the commitment of a full audiobook. Robert Louis Stevenson – Treasure Island – Chapters 11 & 12 | The Apple Barrel & The Mutiny Plot. A whisper in the dark, a plot on the rise — and a boy who hears too much. Stevenson’s Treasure Island is one of the great adventure novels — a tale of courage, danger, and hidden treachery. Chapters 11 and 12 mark the moment the story changes course: the revelation that shapes every decision to come. In this secretive, breathless sequence, Jim discovers the difference between boyhood excitement and real mortal danger — and the fragile trust that keeps the ship afloat. In these pivotal chapters, young Jim Hawkins slips into the ship’s apple-barrel for a quiet moment and finds himself at the centre of a growing storm. What begins as idle talk soon deepens into something far more sinister: hints, rumours, and finally the chilling truth of Long John Silver’s mutinous intentions. Hidden in the shadows, Jim listens as the crew’s loyalties crack and the voyage turns from adventure to peril. We are about to step into the darkness of the apple-barrel and witness the birth of the mutiny. Let's open the page together, your chapter break begins now. If you enjoy classic literature, quiet storytelling, and immersive audiobook excerpts, listen, follow and share to help us bring more classics to life!

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