Treasure Island Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. "Treasure Island" was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was originally serialized in the children's magazine "Young Folks" from 1881 through 1882 under the title
The Treasure of the Ten Avatars clear this trap too, but the maharaj has caught up with them, and prevents the boys from pushing the button, and the treasure is flushed into the river. The maharaj pushes another button, which sets off Shambala's self-destruct mechanism. The Ducks and the maharaj flee the city post haste. When arriving back in the maharaj's village, the Ducks find that the river has brought the treasure all the way to there, and the villagers have shared the treasure among themselves, finally having enough money to abandon the village and start new lives elsewhere. Scrooge, taking the loss of the treasure