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Treasure Island [with Biographical Introduction]
185 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 28, 2026
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Robert Louis Stevenson
7,257 books7,133 followersRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
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March 18, 2026
Shiver my timbers, who wouldn't love this story? it's the origin of all our piracy stereotypes, source material for the structure of today's action films, and just pure fun. how can language be spare, economical and flamboyant at the same time? *Stevenson
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