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So, Long John Silver, where did the leg go?

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From: The Independent on Sunday
Date: 20080629
Author:Paul Bignell

A prequel to 'Treasure Island' will giveone author's answers to questions posed by Robert Louis Stevenson's classic

The mysteries of Robert Louis Stevenson's greatest work have enthralled readers for more than a century. And yet, at the end of Treasure Island, many questions remain unanswered. How did Long John Silver lose his leg? Why is Pugh blind? And, most importantly, where is the treasure?

Now, after 125 years, there is at least the prospect of some answers. A book claiming to be the prequel to Stevenson's classic novel is to be released next week.

The author John Drake, a former ...

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