Part adventure story and part-coming-of-age story, Treasure Isle follows Jim Hawkins, an innkeeper’s kid, while he embarks on the sea adventure after finding a treasure map. In his quest to recover a share from the loot, he must negotiate romantic relationships with a colourful ensemble of pirates, ocean captains, noblemen, and castaways. Full of classic pirate language and imagery aswell as the iconic fortune-seeking buccaneer Lengthy John Silver, Treasure Island continues to be widely modified for film, television, theater, and radio. Originally serialized in the children’s newspaper Young People from 1881 to 1882, the novel was first released in 1883.