An unforgettable high adventure story about piracy, greed, and buried treasure. This masterfully written story of buried treasure, priacy and swashbuckling on the high seas is an unforgettable adventure, filled with excitement for all ages. It begins in merry ol' England and entwines its way with intrigue and adventure to an exciting climax on an exotic tropical island. Robert Louis Stevenson created a host of legendary characters: the honest young adventurer Jim Hawkins, the back-stabbing Israel Hands, and, most of all, the beloved scoundrel Long John Silver, the colorful, jovial, yet unscrupulous pirate whose greed for gold almost sends him to the gallows. Treasure Island is one of the most thrilling, highly adventurous, and excotic masterpieces ever written, and is without question a timeless classic.