Gold Island

Author: Stevenson
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The story is narrated by the young Jim Hawkins, telling an adventure of island treasure hunting and outwitting pirates. Jim was originally the son of a small innkeeper. He accidentally obtained an old pirate's treasure map, thus getting involved in the pirates' conspiracy to seize the treasure. He and the doctor Livesey, Mr. Strickland, and others set sail to find the treasure, but unexpectedly fell into the pirates' trap and were forced to abandon the ship and land on the island. On the island, Jim, who had left his post, accidentally met Ben Gunn. Ben had been a pirate in his youth but was exiled to the island after failing to find treasure and finally returned to the right path. With Ben's help, the righteous people, after several twists and turns, finally defeated the pirates and obtained the vast treasure. However, only seven people remained when they set sail, with the rest either perishing at sea or being left to die on the deserted island. Even those who returned home and obtained the treasure could not escape the spiritual burden brought by the bloody and deadly experience.