1. Treasure Island
... Island is one of the most famous adventure books in all of literature, and Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most famous adventure writers. A young boy named Jim Hawkins lives with his parents at their inn, "The Admiral Benbow" near Bristol, England in the eighteenth century. ... the ship and disappears, never to be heard from again. Treasure Island is a typical adventure story written during the eighteenth century. Children during this period liked to read adventurous stories. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "Treasure Island" as at the time he loved to travel and how he loved the ocea...
- Word Count: 554
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: High School