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A mysterious map sends young Jim Hawkins into a world of pirates, danger, and buried treasure.
An old sailor’s sea chest leaves Jim Hawkins with a treasure map and a dangerous secret. Jim joins a voyage to a remote island, where the crew’s loyalties prove uncertain and the genial ship’s cook, Long John Silver, is more than he appears.
Stevenson’s adventure helped shape the imagery of pirate stories. Its pleasures include voyages, hidden treasure, sudden reversals, and the complicated appeal of a villain who is both charming and ruthless.
Jim’s point of view gives the voyage both the excitement of discovery and the uncertainty of learning whom to trust. The island’s geography, the changing balance of power, and Silver’s shifting loyalties make the adventure as much a battle of judgment as of force.
