The name of the book is treasure island.Treasure Island is an adventurous novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883.This book has 26 chapters and 152 pages and the book is published by the sunrise publishers.
The novel opens in the seaside village of Black Hill Cove in south-west England.The main characters in this story are-Billy bones,Jim Hawkins,Dr.Livesey,John Silver,Captain Smollett,Squire Trelawney.The story is told in the first person by
Jim Hawkins, whose mother kept the Admiral Ben bow Inn, and who
shared in the adventures from start to finish. An old sea dog
comes to this peaceful inn one day, apparently intending to
finish his life there. He hires Jim to keep a watch out for
other sailors, but despite all precautions, he is hunted out
and served with the black spot that means death. Jim and his
mother barely escape death when Blind Pew, Black Dog, and
other pirates descend on the inn in search of the sea dog’s
papers. Jim snatches up a packet of papers to square the
sailor’s debt, when they were forced to retreat from the inn.
The packet contains a map showing the location of the pirate
Flint’s buried treasure, which Jim, Doctor Livesey, and Squire
Trelawney determine to find. Fitting out a ship, they hire
hands and set out on their adventure. Unfortunately, their
crew includes one-legged Long John Silver, a pirate also in
search of the treasure, and a number of his confederates. Jim,
hidden in an apple barrel, overhears the plans of the crew to
mutiny, and he warns his comrades. The battle between the
pirates and Jim’s party is an exciting and bloody one, taking
place both on the island and aboard ship. Jim escapes from the
ship, discovers the marooned sailor, Ben Gunn, who has already
found and cached the treasure, and finally the victors get
safely aboard the ship with the treasure.It is a seashore adventure book all should read and enjoy this book.
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