Treasure Island

About This Book

When young Jim Hawkins finds a map in a dead sailor's sea-chest, he sets out for a distant island and a buried fortune. But the crew of the Hispaniola is not what it seems, and the friendly ship's cook, Long John Silver, has plans of his own. Mutiny, a marooned castaway and a deadly hunt for gold follow, in the story that gave us the treasure map marked with an X, the one-legged pirate and the Black Spot.

First published in 1883, Treasure Island remains one of the great adventure stories for readers of any age.

This Ariella Classics edition includes:

The complete text, with spelling and punctuation lightly modernized

Original illustrations by Adella Donnelly

A foreword on the real pirates behind the story

A chronology of the Golden Age of Piracy and the English monarchs of the period

A guide to the Jolly Roger and other historic pirate flags

A glossary of pirate and seafaring terms

Notes on the author and the book

About Ariella Classics

Ariella Classics presents essential books in a modern format for young readers who love literature. Each edition sets the story in its real history, with chronologies, glossaries and notes that connect the author's world to today's reader, and may inspire the next generation of historical fiction writers.