#138 in Adventure
Treasure Island
- 224
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
- Film 2002 +11
- On screen
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Our view
Stevenson’s tale of pirates and buried gold holds up well, above all thanks to a villain who stays in the memory long after the details of the plot have faded. Some readers find the prose of its century demanding in places, but worth the effort. Short, tense and rich in atmosphere, it suits young readers ready for a first classic and adults returning to it.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Treasure Island is an adventure and historical novel by Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published as a book in 1883, but is set in the 18th century, and tells a story of "buccaneers and buried gold". It is considered a coming-of-age story, and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 12 times — from 1920 to 2002.
- FilmTreasure PlanetIMDb
- FilmTreasure IslandIMDb
- FilmMuppet Treasure IslandIMDb
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- SeriesTreasure IslandIMDb
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- FilmDōbutsu TakarajimaIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 1,165 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 89% of the weight and the score stays at 7.6 — the Adventure average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 101 | 9% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 77 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 987 | 85% |
Frequently asked
How long is Treasure Island?
It has 224 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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