Mark Twain said that a classic is a book that everybody wants to have read, but nobody wants to read. Sad to say, “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson has become one of those classics.
But “Treasure Island” lies waiting to be dug up, and perhaps the waning days of this summer is your chance to exult in this treasure of a book.
Prepare for the Unexpected
Most people expect “Treasure Island” to be full of gold-toothed pirates in gaudy costumes, running their fingers through cascades of glistening coins on an island with pristine sands, verdant palms, and ringed by the sparkling sea….