Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold.Perhaps the greatest of all adventure stories for boys and girls,Treasure Islandbegan, a brave boy who finds himself among pirates, and of the sinister pirate-cook Long John Silver holds children as entranced today as it did a century ago. It has appeared with illustrations by many leading artists, but none so apt as Peake's--first published in 1949 and out of print until now.Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, it is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, character and action, and also a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality-as seen in Long John Silver-unusual for children's literature then and now. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X," schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.TREASURE ISLAND: THE MASTER EDITIONis the only deluxe and authoritative e-book edition, collected, annotated and edited by Kent David Kelly to offer the perfect balance of completeness, enjoyment, and ease of use. Come experience this wonderful classic, now with an overflowing treasury of secrets which you have never experienced before! From the creator of the top 100 e-book, THE COMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND. (Over 100 illustrations and paintings, 15 unique essays. 86,000 words, 370 pages. 5.1 megabytes of content.)About the AuthorRobert Louis Stevensonwas a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. A sickly child, Stevenson was an invalid for part of his childhood and remained in ill health throughout his life. He began studying engineering at Edinburgh Unive