"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a classic adventure novel published in 1883. It features Squire Trelawney, Long John Silver, and Ben Gunn as main characters in the story, which revolves around a young boy named Jim Hawkins who goes on a quest to find a treasure with a group of sailors and pirates. The novel is renowned for its vivid portrayal of pirates and its influence on popular culture, including the creation of the stereotypical pirate iconography.