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

As the project stalled in litigation, San Francisco reemerged with a proposed site on Treasure Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The actor also played fearsome clown Pennywise in the 1990 TV version of Stephen King's It, and was Long John Silver in 1996's Muppet Treasure Island.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

I read Hans Christian Andersen’s sad and frightening tales; I read the E. Nesbit books, and the usual children’s classics of the time, such as Treasure Island and Peter Pan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

The coastal waters off Laguna Beach between Treasure Island and Table Rock at Aliso Beach have been closed due to a sewage spill, Orange County health authorities confirmed Tuesday evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025

Underneath the articles of clothing was a copy of Treasure Island.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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