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‘Treasure Island’ is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action.‘Treasure Island’ is particularly a darling companion of school children and all adventure-loving adolescents. It has an absorbing story, which though full of intrigue and bloodshed is an attractive account of travel, adventure, curiosity, mutual love and indomitable human spirit. It has a gallery of immortal characters like Long John Silver, Ben Gunn, Dr. Livesey, Captain Smollett and the young narrator (Jim), himself, besides Jo Anderson the boatsman, Jolly Roger and no less the “Hispaniola” (ship) and the “Spy-glass” (inn) that play their active roles in sustaining and furthering the plot.