Treasure Island
1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys[1]) is both an 1883 adventure novel and a historical novel set in the 1700s by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold". It is considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.
Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Original title | The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys by Captain George North |
Language | English |
Subjects | Pirates, coming-of-age |
Genre | Adventure fiction Young adult literature |
Publisher | Cassell and Company |
Publication date | 14 November 1883 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 292 (first edition) |
OCLC | 610014604 |
Text | Treasure Island at Wikisource |
The novel was originally serialised from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks, under the title Treasure Island or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym "Captain George North". It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883 by Cassell & Co. It has since become one of the most often dramatized and adapted novels.
Since its publication, Treasure Island has had significant influence on depictions of pirates in popular culture, including elements such as deserted tropical islands, treasure maps marked with an "X", and one-legged seamen with parrots perched on their shoulders.[2]