Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. In his early twenties, while studying law, he became afflicted with a severe respiratory illness and was determined to become a professional writer. His first novel, Treasure Island, was published in 1883 and brought him instant fame. He died in 1894, having written thirteen novels, four volumes of short stories, essays, plays and many poems.

Robert Ingpen is a distinguished illustrator with over forty years illustrating experience, during which time he has been widely published throughout the world. In 1986 he became the only Australian ever to have won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Children’s Literature (Illustration) and he also received the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 1989.