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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson/ Year: 1850-1894  / Genre:

Set in 18th century England and told entirely from Jim Hawkins' youthful perspective, the novel portrays how he is drawn
 unwittingly into the dark deeds of pirates and buccaneers on the English coast. The excitement begins when he discover
s a cryptic treasure map in Billy Bones' chest when the secretive Billy succumbs to a fatal heart attack. Jim takes the
strange map to trusted elders in the village, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey, who at once guess that the map marks
 the location of the lost treasure of an infamous pirate Captain Flint. They decide to immediately set sail in search of the
 fabled riches with Jim being invited to join them! What more could a young boy want!