Treasure Island
Treasure Island
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Go adventuring aboard the Hispaniola with young Jim Hawkins in search of buried treasure in this coming-of-age tale. Among the ship’s crew is the infamous Long John Silver (and his parrot Captain Flint), with his own ideas about how the voyage should go. Treasure Island was originally serialized in the children’s magazine Young Folks from 1881 through 1882 under the title “Treasure Island, or the mutiny of the Hispaniola,” and credited to the pseudonym “Captain George North.” First published as a book on 14 November, 1883 by Cassell & Co., it has had enormous influence on the popular perception of pirates.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894) was a novelist and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child’s Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he wrote prolifically and traveled widely, in defiance of his poor health. Stevenson’s travels took him to France, America, and Australia, before he finally settled in Samoa.
