"Treasure Island" (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson is the classic tale of pirates, buried gold, and high-seas adventure. Young Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a treasure map and joins a perilous voyage, where he meets the legendary Long John Silver — a one-legged pirate as charming as he is dangerous. Packed with mutiny, mystery, and iconic pirate lore like “X marks the spot” and parrots on shoulders, this novel set the standard for adventure stories and defined how we imagine pirates even today. A timeless journey of courage, greed, and betrayal.