TREASURE ISLAND is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis
Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". It was
originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between
1881 through 1882 under the title Treasure Island, or the mutiny of the
Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym "Captain George North". It was
first published as a book on 14 November 1883 by Cassell & Co.
Treasure Island is traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, and
is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is also noted as
a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality-as seen in Long John
Silver-unusual for children's literature. It is one of the most
frequently dramatized of all novels. Its influence is enormous on
popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps
marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and
one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.