Pirates Tote Bag with Treasure Island Quote and Pirate Ship Illustration – Royal Museums Greenwich
£18.00
Product description from their website:
This Pirates exhibition tote bag features a pirate ship illustration, and the famous quote "We must go on, because we can't turn back”.
The words are said by Captain Alexander Smollett, the skilled and courageous captain of the schooner Hispaniola in the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. The ship illustration takes its inspiration from the one shown on the treasure map from the book, which is featured in the exhibition.
The other side shows the Royal Museums Greenwich logo and the word PIRATES in the exhibition type font and black lettering.
Further details
The popular appeal of pirates in Britain can be traced to the late nineteenth century. In particular, the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson helped to create an enduring image of pirates that has inspired countless others.
The novel follows the adventures of a young boy, Jim Hawkins, and his quest to find buried treasure. Through Stevenson’s story we encounter cutthroat pirates, a secret treasure map and a talking parrot.
Treasure Island is not a cosy tale of loveable pirates; Jim is exposed to the dangerous, adult world of piracy from the start. He witnesses a murder and is forced to shoot a man dead to save himself.
The book has never been out of print.