Treasure Island
Treasure Island, the masterpiece of the famous writer Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis stevenson, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet, who contributed several classics to the world of children's literature.
Stevenson was born on Nov. 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, the son of an engineer, and studied engineering and then studied law at the University of Edinburgh. Since childhood, however, Stevenson was inclined to literature; eventually he took to writing seriously, soon making his way into the first rank of writers by the excellence of his style. The novel depicts that, in a seaside village in south-west England. Jim Hawkins was the young son of the owners of the Admiral Benbow Inn. An old , strong ,nut-brown seaman named Billy Bones lodged at the inn .Afterwards, Jim Hawkins acquired the map that conceive the mysterious treasure island accidentally ,which induced some pirates’ coming and inspired local landlord Squire Trelawney and local Dr. Livesey. Together, Squire Trelawney immediately planned to start a sailing boat to hunt for the treasure, with the help and assistance of Dr. Livesey and Jim.
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