Public-domain classic · Adventure · Classic Literature

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)

Young Jim Hawkins sails in search of buried treasure with a crew that includes the cook Long John Silver.

First published 1883 · 34 chapters · about 68,000 words · Scotland

Rights and source

Public domain. First published 1883; every creator of the text and cover art died by 1945 (Robert Louis Stevenson, author, d. 1894; N. C. Wyeth, cover painting, d. 1945). Public domain in the United States (published before 1931) and in countries whose copyright term is life plus 70 years or less, including Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Nigeria. Text and cover from Standard Ebooks, whose own work is dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0).

Rights checked 2026-10-23. Source: Standard Ebooks. Edition prepared by Standard Ebooks and dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Cover: painting by N. C. Wyeth (d. 1945), public domain.

A public-domain work by a historical author. Robert Louis Stevenson is not a contributor to The Insight Docket, and this book is not part of any contributor's readership or earnings.

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