Who wrote 'The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys'?

'The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys' was the original title of a story about pirates and a treasure hunt on a tropical isle by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1940). Stevenson aimed the story at children and started publishing chapters in the 'Young Folks' magazine between 1881 and 1882 under the title 'The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys'. Once all the chapters were written, it was printed as a book under the title 'Treasure Island' in 1883 by Cassell & Co. To date, it remains one of the most dramatised and adapted novels in history.

The story begins at the Admiral Benbow Inn in Bristol. Stevenson also mentioned other Bristol buildings, including the Spyglass Tavern, which may be the present-day Hole in the Wall pub, and the Llandoger Trow, a historic public house dating from 1664. 'Treasure Island' is about Jim Hawkins, a young boy who goes in search of treasure after finding a treasure map. After setting off in search of treasure that Captain Flint, an old pirate, left buried after his death, Jim faces a shipwreck, a pirate mutiny, and sword fights.

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on 13th November 1850 and died on 3rd December 1894 in Samoa. He spent much of his childhood sick in bed with lung concerns and spent a lot of his time writing. Whilst he studied law at Edinburgh University, he chose to become an author instead. Some of his best-known works are 'Treasure Island', 'Kidnapped' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'.