Robert Louis Stevenson was a famous Scottish novelist born in 1850 who wrote many classic works, including Treasure Island. Treasure Island tells the story of young Jim Hawkins, who finds a map to buried treasure and goes on an adventure-filled treasure hunt aboard a ship called the Hispaniola, but encounters danger from the ship's mutinous crew led by Long John Silver who want to steal the treasure for themselves. After many twists and turns, Jim and the loyal crew are eventually rescued and make it back home, while Ben Gunn who also sought the treasure buys a house near Jim's inn.