About this book
"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is an adventure novel published in 1883. When young Jim Hawkins discovers a mysterious treasure map in a dead pirate's sea chest, he sets sail with a crew to find Captain Flint's legendary buried gold. But aboard the ship Hispaniola lurks danger: the charming one-legged cook Long John Silver leads a band of mutinous pirates with their own deadly plans. On a remote island filled with treachery and violence, Jim must navigate shifting alliances and mortal threats to survive this perilous quest for fortune.
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Details
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850–1894
- Illustrator
- Louis Rhead, 1857–1926
- Written
- 1883
- Form
- Adventure novel
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Adventure, Novels, Classics of Literature, British Literature
- Reading level
- Easy to read
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