Treasure Island

Treasure Island is A classic novel of adventure, treasure and sunken ships, this book has been loved by many readers all over the world. It tells of the adventures of a young lad named Jim Hawkins, who accidentally finds a chest that contains a treasure map from a pirate. He joins in the pirates' hunt for the treasure to a distant island, but a mutiny breaks out on the ship and he has to fight and run for his life amongst the seamen mad for the hidden gold. Whether there even exists the treasure, or if any of the pirates will survive is a mystery in the deep woods of the island.

Written by Robert Stevenson, this was originally serialized in a magazine. The very words of adventure that attracts children and young-minded adults alike are written across the pages of this beloved classic.



Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of the beloved classics Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. His wide variety of creations, from a children's adventure novel, fantastic fairy tales, to a cynical, thrilling exploration of human mind is the reason he is remembered so well still. An author, poet, essayist and travel writer, he dedicated his life to the art of written things; love for adventure has inspired the many outstanding works of Stevenson. The reason for the wide variety of his works can be found in the ages he lived in. A father before a writer, it is known that he wrote The Treasure Island for his two children. In the later ages of his life he turned away for the more darker concepts and adventures of writing. Beloved throughout the world, he is remembered as one of the best authors of the world to this day.

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