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In 1888, he set out with his family for the South Seas, traveling to the leper colony at Molokai, and finally settling in Samoa, where he died.","products":[{"product_id":"treasure-island-paperback","title":"Treasure Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson's nineteenth-century novel \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e set the tone for countless other pirate stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps the most iconic pirate story of all time, \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1881. The book follows young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself in possession of a treasure map and embarks on a journey to unearth the pirate booty. His adventure takes him through the turbulent waters of morality, and his subsequent coming of age has captivated generations of readers. 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