When a sailor, Billy Bone the "Captain," dies at the Admiral Benbow Inn, Jim Hawkins, the innkeeper s son, finds a map and a journal in the dead man s pocket. These items once belonged to a Captain Flint who had buried a large treasure on an island. Trelawney, the district squire, proposes an expedition to hunt the treasure. Jim is part of it and so is Long John Silver, the one-legged pirate with a talking parrot. Silver has something ominous up his sleeve.
About the Author
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850-3 December 1894) was a Scottish writer. Although he lived a short life, his work is abounding and spreads in many literary genres including fiction, poetry, essays and travel writings. He wrote for adults as well as children and is exceedingly popular among both for his masterpieces such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde etc.
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