Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold" First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the children's magaабыаоzine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, it is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, character and action, and also a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality—as seen in авпхъLong John Silver—unusual for children's literature then and now It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.