Shiver me timbers! Treasure Island tells the story of the young Jim Hawkins, who stumbles upon a map to a pirate’s treasure as is brought onboard the expedition to find it as the ship’s cabin boy. Things go awry when it is revealed that most of the crew are themselves pirates, led by the dastardly Long John Silver.
The book has been filmed multiples times, including a memorable version starring The Muppets. A huge amount of current pop culture depiction of pirates, seen in films like Pirates of the Caribbean, can be traced back to this novel.
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