Treasure Island is both a coming-of-age story and an atmospheric adventure with unforgettable characters and action. It has significantly influenced all popular perceptions of pirates, such as the treasure map and the pirate with the wooden leg and the parrot on his shoulder, and is one of the most translated and adapted books for film and television of all time. Treasure Island was initially published in serial form in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881 and 1882 under the title "Treasure Island or The Mutiny of the Hispaniola," with Stevenson signing under the pseudonym Captain George North. It was first published as a book on November 14, 1883, by the publishing house Cassell & Co. Jim Hawkins lives a quiet life at his father's inn until an old sea dog appears, who soon after dies. Jim discovers in his chest the map of an island where the legendary pirate Captain Flint has hidden his treasure. From that day, his adventures begin…