Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a British writer, poet, essayist and novelist of the Victorian era, who wrote novels, short story books, poems and travel books, as well as publications on various topics. He was a prolific author with at least forty-six literary works, being widely known for his greatest hits: Treasure Island (1881-1882), Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) and The Black Arrow (1888), among others. This e-book is divided into the following sections: ● About the Author. ● Treasure Island. ● Summary of Treasure Island. ● The Background of Treasure Island. ● Conclusions. Finally, the author, uses an island (escape from reality), which was not idyllic, strongly criticized human greed and ambition directed towards the "god of money", perhaps predicting the emergence of Postmodernity, in which the desire to get rich would become the goal of life for many people, leaving behind religious dogmas, principles and moral values, in a world that becomes more technological and less human, losing the essence of contributing to society and fulfilling religious obligations, in order to promote greater individualism and narcissism. Treasure Island is an extraordinary adventure novel, entertaining, and with a deep ethical and moral background.