Treasure Island (originally The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of ldquo;buccaneers and buried goldrdquo;, serialized 1881ndash;82. Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, making popular such elements as treasure maps marked with an ldquo;Xrdquo;, schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.As one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels, Treasure Island was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks from 1881 through 1882 under the title Treasure Island or the mutiny of the Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym ldquo;Captain George Northrdquo;. It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883.(Tanıtm Bülteninden)
