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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, the classic adventure of young Jim Hawkins as he battles pirates to get his hands on the coveted gold.
Treasure Island became a literary classic soon after its publication and is largely responsible for traditional artistic depictions of pirates that continue to this day. Stevenson, now one of the top 30 most translated authors of all time, thrived from the success of his novel and now has a prestigious award, The Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, named in his honour.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish writer
Born in Edinburgh in 1850Died in Vailima (Samoa) in 1894Notable works: Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879), novellaTreasure Island (1883), novelStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), novellaRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), a Scottish writer and great traveller, was inspired to write his stories by the memories of his travels through France, America and the Samoan islands. A sickly adolescent, he abandoned his studies to dedicate himself to writing. His rhythmic and unrealistic stories were innovative for their time.
Amongst his most famous novels are Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879), Treasure Island (1883) and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886). He also wrote essays on the theory of literature, as well as descriptive and informative essays about the Pacific Islands. Stevenson was one of the first Europeans to defend the indigenous population of the Samoan islands against colonial powers.
Treasure Island
A classic adventure story
Genre: novelReference edition: Stevenson, R. L. (1884) Treasure Island. Boston: Roberts Brothers.First edition: 1883Themes: pirates, treasure, courage, adventureTreasure Island was first published as a serial novel in a British magazine. The first edition in novel form was made available in 1883. The work recounts the adventures of young Jim Hawkins who is part of a band of pirates searching for treasure and it quickly became a literary classic of the adventure genre and saw colossal success. Treasure Island has been adapted many times for cinema and as comic strips. The image of a pirate described in the novel has also been reproduced, to the point where it is entrenched in the collective imagination.
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Part I – The old buccaneer
