Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson · 1880

Treasure Island is a classic adventure novel that follows young Jim Hawkins, who helps his parents run the Admiral Benbow inn. After a mysterious pirate named Billy Bones dies at the inn, Jim discovers a treasure map in his sea chest. This discovery leads Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawny on an expedition to Skeleton Island to find hidden riches. They unknowingly hire a crew of pirates, including the charismatic and treacherous Long John Silver, who plans a mutiny to steal the treasure. The story is a quintessential tale of high-seas adventure, featuring pirates, swordfights, and the struggle between good and evil.