Treasure IslandTreasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys) is an adventure and historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published as a book in 1883, and tells a story of "buccaneers and buried gold" set in the 18th century. It is considered a coming of age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. The novel was originally serialised from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks under the title Treasure