It is obvious that Treasure Island was a climax of this development. The growth of the desert island genre can be trace back to 1719, when Daniel Defoe's legendary Robinson Crusoe was published. All of these works influenced Stevenson's end product. Specifically, however, Stevenson consciously borrowed material from previous authors. Later the book was republished as the novel Treasure Island and the book proved to be Stevenson's first financial and critical success.
Treasure Island is arguably one of the greatest works of storytelling in the English language.
Stevenson created other novels, with greater depth and insight, but the highlight of Treasure Island is the combination of color and poetic prose that distinguishes his tale of piracy and boyhood adventure from the rest of the field of other adventure books.