Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island for his stepson in 1881.

Treasure Island

'...Set in the days of sail ships and pirates Treasure Island tells of the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his seach for the buried treasure of the notorious pirate Capitain Flint. The story is narrated by Jim himself and begins at his parent's inn 'The Admiral Benbow'. A mysterious atranger called Billy Bones rents a room at the inn. Billy lives in fear  of 'a one legged man' and continually warns Jim to keep a loopk out for him. One day ...'