Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, detailing a story of pirates, buried riches and numerous painstaking hunts. Noted for its ambiance, personalities, and action, we are treated with the full classical gamut of buccaneer tradition including elements like treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. A suspenseful classic!