Treasure IslandTreasure Island

Robert Louis StevensonHe was born the 13th of November in 1850 in

Scotland and died the 3rd of December in the year 1894 in Samoa, probably of a cerebral haemorrhage.

He was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

First, he had a hard life and he was recognised as a writer of the second class. In this time he usually wrote children´s literature and horror stories.

After that, many famous authors admired his works and he became famous.

Then, his works have translated to many languages and have became famous around the world.

Summary of the bookThe book is about a boy called Jim Hawkins, his parents had an inn named The Admiral Benbow. And one day a man arrived to his inn and he was carrying his big sea chest. After that the man died and the boy decided to find the sea chest. When Jim found it, he opened the box and inside there was a treasure map. Then, Jim decided to go on a treasure hunt with the help of the gentleman called Trelawney and with the Doctor Livesey. .

They got a ship called “La Hispaniola” and a very bad crew. One day, on their way to the island Jim fell into a barrel of apples and he heard that some sailors thought to kill him and everyone that against Jonh Long Silver. Before reached the island Jim escaped and met an old sailor who knew Flint. That night Jim, Doctor Livesey, Captain Smollet and other sailors were captured by the bad crew. Unfortunatly many men were killed but the next day Jim and Ben were rescued by good sailors and returned to England. Finally Ben bought a wooden house near Jim´s inn and sometimes after he went to the churh, he came to The Admiral Benbow for a drink

They got a ship called “La Hispaniola” and a very bad crew. One day, on their way to the island Jim fell into a barrel of apples and he heard that some sailors thought to kill him and everyone that against Jonh Long Silver. Before reached the island Jim escaped and met an old sailor who knew Flint. That night Jim, Doctor Livesey, Captain Smollet and other sailors were captured by the bad crew. Unfortunatly many men were killed but the next day Jim and Ben were rescued by good sailors and returned to England. Finally Ben bought a wooden house near Jim´s inn and sometimes after he went to the churh, he came to The Admiral Benbow for a drink