Artistic representation of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Thus, more than the inspiration he received from the literary works, he has adeptly explored the human ambiguity torn between good and evil in his unique way. “The Dead Man’s Chest” from Kingsley, Captain Flint’s pointing skeleton from Poe’s The Gold-Bug, and Billy Bones’ history from Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving.įurther, Stevenson’s experience on the French Riviera, followed by his travel in France and the Alps, impacts his writings.

Despite his illness, he started off Treasure Island as a game with Lloyd and published it as a serial in Young Folks, from October 1881, under the title ‘The Sea-Cook.’ Unprecedented, it turns out to be Stevenson’s first work to receive financial and critical acclaim.Īs mentioned in a letter (July 1884) to Sidney Colvin from Stevenson, he has deliberately borrowed material from previous authors. He was accompanied by his wife and his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne. Stevenson wrote the novel Treasure Island in April 1881, when he was traveling across Switzerland amidst his failing health due to his tuberculosis. It is considered a climax of a then-popular adventure that included shipwrecked or marooned characters confronted by treasure-seeking pirates or angry natives. Treasure Island is an adventurous novel of “piracy” and “buried gold,” flawlessly presented with atmosphere, character, and action, interwoven to gear one another. Climax: Crew finds the treasure missing in the location given in the map.Point-of-View: First Person in Jim Hawkin’s Perspective.When/where written: between October 1881 and January 1882.Title: Treasure Island (Originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys).In the fight between good and evil, one could see the clear picture of pirates’ life.

Set in the days of exploration and piracy, it narrates Jim Hawkins’ quest for unearthing the treasure of the evil pirate – Captain Flint. He has published it under the pseudonym “Captain George North.” Later it was published in book form in 1883. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel ‘Treasure Island’ was originally published as a serial from October 1881 to January 1882 under the title ‘The Sea-Cook’, or ‘Treasure Island’ in the Young Folks magazine. The adventure novel encompasses pirates, buried treasure, into an action-packed setting. ‘Treasure Island,’ also sometimes referred to as ‘The Sea Cook’, is one of Robert Louis Stevenson’s most recognized books.

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