Robert Louis Stevenson is a household name for the quality of the many books he wrote. One of the most famous is Treasure Island. This book has had a lasting influence on the world. Long John Silver and fifteen men on a dead man’s chest are still associated with pirates. However, for those who actually read the book, you’ll know that the type of language is extremely confusing, with whole paragraphs that are complete nonsense for this day and age. Those of you who are familiar with today’s lingo will be perplexed by the slang of 1800’s pirates and seamen. The story follows young Jim Hawkins as he and his companions set out on a hunt for buried treasure, which seems exciting, but the book has no cliffhanger or climatic turning point. What would have once been a timeless classic is now less of a good read because of the obsolescence of its wording.
-Eulalia!
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