Book Review: Treasure Island

There isn't a better novel for all ages than Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 legendary Treasure Island. How many other books are still in print after 125 years? You don't achieve that kind of longevitity without a certain about of magic, which Treasure Island certainly has. Whatever you're looking for, this book has it. Pirates? A rousing sea adventure? Search for treasure where X marks the spot? Talking parrots? You've found the motherload of classic literature. It's hard to think of another book with so much excitement, and certainly no other populated with some of the best characters ever created, including Long John Silver, Billy Bones, Black Dog, Jim Hawkins and Ben Gun. This is one of those books that adults can't wait to read to their 10 year olds, and with good reason; the novel was serialized in a children's magazine. That's why each chapter seems to end in a cliff hanger, leaving you in a perpetual state of wanting to know what happens next. Stevenson wrote other fine books, including Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But Treasure Island is certainly his most beloved. Writing about it thrills me so much I'm going to start reading it again tonight.

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