Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Jan 1883 · Bantam Classics

About this ebook

Treasure Island, published in 1883, popularized the now familiar characters of pirates and brought them to rum-swilling life. When an old sailor named Billy Bones dies in the inn belonging to young Jim Hawkins’s parents, he leaves a greasy old map on which an “X” marks the spot where treasure is buried. Jim joins the crew of a ship in pursuit of Bones’s treasure, and on the seas meets up with Long John Silver, a peg-legged pirate who has infiltrated their ranks. Jim must survive mutinies and counter-mutinies, face hand-to-hand combat with drunken sailors, and outwit double-crossing thieves before the treasure can be his.

Ratings and reviews

I did not successfully read all these books in my adolescence, so I read Treasure Island to start and next, maybe some Mark Twain. Treasure Island was exhilarating and full of twists and adventure. It did not disappoint me at all. I am truly thankful to have read this. I work for most of my life, so the voyage they were all on was relatable in a sense. The book is written perfectly, and the author illustrated the scenes perfectly it felt like I was a pirate and on the voyage, too.

A gateway to the past, our past. Long before modern technology and comprehensive mapping. When satellites and drones could not see everything, and where areas of the globe remained undiscovered, mysterious, and daunting. I felt transported by this book. Amazing read ⚓️

I better stop me drinking now mates, Ain't lookin to go through those horrors like Billy did. Great readin this one was

About the author

Born in Edinburgh in 1850, Robert Louis Stevenson remains one of English literature’s most translated authors, thanks to his relentless pacing and vividly realized characters. His tales of adventure helped define the genre, and introduced a level of nuance to children’s literature along with a rare and unique wit. Stevenson’s life was as colorful as his stories. He travelled extensively in Europe, the United States, and the South Seas, where he died in Samoa in 1894.