Treasure Island is an adventure novel of 'buccaneers and buried gold.' The stories originally ran in serialized form in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881 and 1882, penned by a Captain George North--the pseudonym of Robert Louis Stevenson. On 23 May 1883, it was published as a novel and has influenced the worlds idea of pirates and swash-buckling adventure ever since. If its treasure you seek, you will certainly find it within these pages with every read. 'X' marks the spot.