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coming-of-age fiction · 1883

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

1883 novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson

  • 1883
  • coming-of-age fiction
  • nautical fiction
  • adventure fiction
  • pirate fiction

Summary

Treasure Island is an adventure and historical novel by Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published as a book in 1883, but is set in the 18th century, and tells a story of "buccaneers and buried gold". It is considered a coming-of-age story, and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.

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