Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Kingfisher
Year of Publication: 2001
About the Book:
One of the first titles you'd think of when you think of pirate stories, Treasure Island is a classic.
Jim Hawkins lives with is mother and father at Admiral Bow Inn and all is well, until an old sea man stays at their inn. When the man dies, Jim goes through his possessions and finds an treasure map. Jim get thrown into an adventure filled with pirates, mutiny and swashbuckling as he sails with the iconic pirate Long John Silver on his search for riches on the mythical Treasure Island.
The quintessential pirate novel, and the one that popularised many of the pirate characteristics and cliches now found in most pirate fiction, Treasure Island is a must-read.
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