Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson's *Treasure Island* (1881-1882), serialized in a boys' magazine before publication, became a foundational adventure novel that established many conventions of the genre. Narrated by Jim Hawkins, a young innkeeper's son, the story begins with the arrival of a mysterious seaman at his father's establishment and escalates into a tale of pirates, buried treasure, and moral conflict. Readers should expect a fast-paced narrative filled with vivid characters, nautical atmosphere, and the tension between innocence and the darker realities of greed and violence.