Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Edinburgh, Scotland, 13 November 1850– Vailima, near Apia, Samoa, 3 December 1894. He was the
only son of the lawyer and lighthouse builder. He was originally christened Robert Lewis Balfour, but
when he was 20 years old, his father had his name changed Lewis to the French version Louis to
avoid associations with a radical politician of the same name. His works were: The treasure island,
Prince Otto, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped...

Plot: Treasure Island offers everything an adventurer could want: a mysterious old sailor seeking
refuge in a remote inn, a one-legged pirate with a parrot in search of the sailor, a treasure map that
falls into the hands of a young boy and the dangerous journey across the sea to an island in search of
the treasure, only to find that the crew has been infiltrated by a group of mutinous cronies and their
one-legged leader. It taps into – and to some extent borrows from – a rich tradition of American
novelists, including works by James Fennimore Cooper, Mark Twain and Washington Irving. Robert
Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is an adventure story par excellence and while it was originally
aimed at a young (and mainly male) readership, it has captured the hearts and minds of many an
older reader as well. And no wonder – its iconic characters, like the brave but often rash teenage
hero Jim Hawkins and the deeply immoral but often surprisingly likable pirate (and murderer) Long
John Silver, the story’s characters draw you in and make you care about their fate.

HUNTERS
-Jim Hawkins: a young teenage boy

-Doctor Livesey

-Squire Trelawney

-Captain Smollett: the ship's captain

THE PIRATES
-Billy Bones: a mysterious scary pirate

-Long Jhon Silver: The ship's cook

-Captain Flint: his parrot

-Blind Pew: a blind treasure hunter

-Israel hands: a violent, dangerous pirate

ISLAND PEOPLE THEY MEET

-Ben Gunn: a sailor who lives alone on the island

Setting:
-The village
-The ship
-The island
Fun facts:

Pirates date back to 400 years BC and their name comes from the Greek meaning "those who
attack". Over time they acquired other names such as corsairs with the difference that these were
legal since they shared their wealth with the Government.

For pirates it was important to know the climate on the high seas. The detail was that they based
their weather forecasts on superstitions. For example, if they saw a black cat on a boat, they said
that the next day would be dry and sunny, but if they took the cat off the boat then there would be
wind and rain. And if they saw an albatross flying, they thought it would be a very pleasant climate,
but if someone killed it with one shot then there would be a strong storm with lightning and even
hail.