Land ahoy - Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson

<p><em>Treasure Island</em> (1881 &ndash; 1882) by Robert L. Stevenson is part of the <em>Adventurers Edition</em>&nbsp;and tells the story of a journey from long ago. Stevenson had an indelible impact on this genre with simple and colorful language. His novel represents a peak of adventure literature and cemented a well-known and popular theme of adventure novels of the 19th century. In this story, young Jim Hawkins gets his hands on a map of an island where the greatest pirate of all time has buried his booty. Together with a baron, a doctor and a motley crew, Jim sets out to find this island. Everyone is out to get this treasure, and the story leads to a gripping competition between the h...View all