Treasure Island (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books ML 4)

252 pp. Original brown flexible boards, gilt titles, Horace Brodzky endpapers, map frontispiece. Perhaps the most iconic pirate story of all time, Treasure Island was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1881. The book follows young Jim Hawkins who finds himself in possession of a treasure map and embarks on a journey to unearth the pirate booty. His adventure takes him through the turbulent waters of morality, and his subsequent coming of age has captivated generations of readers.