Billy Bones Tapestries
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Description: Treasure Island is a pirate adventure story by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It was originally published in 1882 and it is often credited with launching the pirate adventure genre that remains popular today. One of the major settings in the book is the Admiral Benbow Inn where protagonist Jim Hawkins lives with his mother and father before and after his adventure. His father owns the inn, but later dies, leaving Jim and his mother to keep the inn running. The inn is Jim's home, and it initially represents a safe place. However, the arrival of several dangerous pirates turns Jim's life upside down. The Admiral Benbow in Treasure Island is the setting of the first six chapters of the story.
