Title: Treasure Island and the pirates of the 18th century
Description: Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Treasure Island, which was published in 1883 when the horrors of piracy were fresh in the public mind.
Subjects: Pirates, Seafaring life in literature, History and criticism, Treasure Island (Imaginary place), Sources, Pirates in literature, Sea stories, Scottish Sea stories, History, Treasure Island (Stevenson, Robert Louis), Juvenile literature, English Sea stories, Sea stories, history and criticism, Treasure island (imaginary place)
People: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Time periods: 18th century