Treasure Island

American  

noun

1. (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.

2. an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, in W California; naval base.

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Treasure Island Cultural  

1. (1883) A novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a young boy, Jim Hawkins, who joins with two men in hiring a ship to search for buried treasure. Among the ship's crew are the pirate Long John Silver and his men, who are after the treasure for themselves. With considerable pluck, and the aid of his friends, Jim foils their plans and gains the treasure.

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Treasure Island

The body of a second victim, identified as Tondra Miller, 58, was recovered near Treasure Island on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

When the trip was cut short due to bad weather, they took their daughters to visit a friend whose family had a small cabin on Treasure Island, also known as Reach Island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

At the Treasure Island Holiday Park in the Gold Coast, just north of Surfer's Paradise, a gum tree had come down between two cabins, damaging a third.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025

A visitor to the home, 54-year-old Mary Ellen Pender of Treasure Island, also was killed, as was the plane’s pilot, Jemin Patel, 54, of Melbourne Beach.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

Toby was reading in his room, the last chapter of Treasure Island, I noted.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe