1. Treasure Island 7 th grade GRC ELA Mrs. Cline - OMMS

2. Robert Louis Stevenson 1.Born Nov. 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland 2.Genre: wrote novels, short stories, & poetry 3.Entered Edinburgh University in 1867 4.Received a law degree in 1875

3. Robert Louis Stevenson 5.On a trip to France, 1876, Stevenson falls in love with a married American woman – Fanny Osbourne. He was 25 yrs. old & she was 36 yrs. old. 6.Fanny divorced her husband & married Stevenson – May 19, 1880 in San Francisco

4. Robert Louis Stevenson 7.Stevenson & Fanny lived at Silverado, an abandoned mine on the slopes of Mt. St. Helens, Washington 8.1880-1887 spent summers in Scotland & Britain with Fanny & her son Lloyd & daughter Isobel

5. 9.1890 – Stevenson bought 400 acres of land in Upolu (A Samoan island in the South Pacific) 10. The name of his estate on the island was Vailima

6. 11. Stevenson died suddenly December 3, 1894 from a brain hemorrhage. He was 44 years old. 12. He was buried on the top of Mt. Vaea behind his estate on the island of Upolu

8. Famous Works by Robert Louis Stevenson 1.Treasure Island (1883) 2.A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885) 3.Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) 4.Kidnapped (1886) 5.The Wrecker (1892) 6.The Body-Snatcher (1895)

9. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

10. Novel Beginnings 1.Stevenson, 30 years old, was spending the summer in a cottage in Scotland with his family – 1881 2.On a rainy day, his step-son Lloyd was coloring a map he had drawn

11. 3.Stevenson began helping his step-son with the map by adding names to places on the island & drawing 3 red crosses 4.Within 3 days of finishing the map, Stevenson had written the first 3 chapters of Treasure Island

12. 5.Treasure Island was first published in 1881 in a magazine called Young Folks 6.The title of the story in the magazine was The Sea-Cook 7.It was published as a book in 1883

13. Treasure Island Facts A setting in the book – the Admiral Benbow Inn – was named after the real life Admiral John Benbow (1653 – 1702), a member of the British Royal Navy. A setting in the book – the Admiral Benbow Inn – was named after the real life Admiral John Benbow (1653 – 1702), a member of the British Royal Navy.

14. The character, Israel Hands, was named after a real pirate in Blackbeard’s crew The character, Israel Hands, was named after a real pirate in Blackbeard’s crew Stevenson never encountered real-life pirates Stevenson never encountered real-life pirates His knowledge of the sea came from sailing from England to the U.S. many times His knowledge of the sea came from sailing from England to the U.S. many times Both his grandfather & father were lighthouse engineers & he traveled with them many times Both his grandfather & father were lighthouse engineers & he traveled with them many times

15. There is a tale which states that the pirate Blackbeard left fifteen of his men on a Caribbean island known as Deadchest with only a bottle of rum & a sword There is a tale which states that the pirate Blackbeard left fifteen of his men on a Caribbean island known as Deadchest with only a bottle of rum & a sword This tale inspired Stevenson’s famous poem in the book: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest/Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.” This tale inspired Stevenson’s famous poem in the book: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest/Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.”

16. Treasure Island was Stevenson’s first novel & it has never been out of print since it was first published Treasure Island was Stevenson’s first novel & it has never been out of print since it was first published The famous character of Long John Silver in the book is based on Stevenson’s friend, W. E. Henley, who lost a leg from a disease & walked with a crutch The famous character of Long John Silver in the book is based on Stevenson’s friend, W. E. Henley, who lost a leg from a disease & walked with a crutch