Treasure Island isn¿t just one of the most famous coming-of-age tales in modern storytelling, it¿s also the book that invented everything you know about pirates: Peg legs, parrots, treasure chests, tropical islands, Long John Silver, maps marked with an ¿X, ¿ swashbuckling adventure, and ¿Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.¿
Its brisk pace and easy tone have stood the test of the time¿Treasure Island is as readable, enjoyable, and memorable today as it ever was.