Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Stevenson, narrating a tale of “buccaneers and buried gold”. Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an “X”, schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.
Treasure Island was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was published as a book on 14 November 1883.
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson ,
Publishing house: Edit Print,
Language: English,
Number of pages: 264,
Cover: Soft,
Size: 13 x 20 sm