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Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys [1]) is an adventure and historical novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.It was published in 1883, and tells a story of "buccaneers and buried gold" set in the 1700s.
The family also summered in the spa town of Bridge of Allan, in North Berwick, and in Peebles for the sake of Stevenson's and his mother's health; "Stevenson's cave" in Bridge of Allan was reportedly the inspiration for the character Ben Gunn's cave dwelling in Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. [14] "My second mother, my first wife.
February – Carlo Collodi's children's story The Adventures of Pinocchio appears first in Italy complete in book form as Le avventure di Pinocchio. May 23 – Robert Louis Stevenson's children's pirate adventure novel Treasure Island first appears in book form from Cassell in London.
Long John Silver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.The most colourful and complex character in the book, he continues to appear in popular culture.
Captain Flint is a fictional character in the book Treasure Island, created by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1883. [1] In Stevenson's book, Flint, whose first name is not given, was the captain of a pirate ship, Walrus, which accumulated an enormous amount of captured treasure, approximately £700,000.
Dr. David Livesey (/ ˈ l ɪ v s i /) is a fictional character from the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.As well as doctor, he is a magistrate, an important man in the rural society of southwest England, where the story opens; his social position is marked by his always wearing a white wig—even in the harsh conditions of the island on which the adventure takes place.
"Treasure Island" stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce, Emma Thompson, and Martin Short. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%
Billy Bones is a fictional character appearing in the first section of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Among other things, he is notable for singing the " Dead Man's Chest " sea song.