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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Example Sentences

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

Just steps from the exclusive Montage Resort, where an ocean view room costs upwards of $1,000 per night during the summer, waste was overflowing from trash cans on Treasure Island beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

That summer, he was in the UK supervising the filming of a live action Treasure Island when his daughters, Diane and Sharon, convinced him and his wife Lillian to spend a few days in Scotland.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2023

The sculpture also serves a more practical or political purpose, marking Yerba Buena Island and the adjoining Treasure Island, a naval base from 1942 to 1997, as a new cultural destination.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

That night, I read Treasure Island again, and I don’t want to brag, but I’ve read Treasure Island four times and Kidnapped twice and The Black Arrow twice.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt