ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune. The tale of sneaky pirates, sailing ships, buried treasure, exotic lands and murderous mutiny. Illustrations created by Scott McKowen in scratchboard. Ages 9+.

This dark psychological fantasy is more than a moral tale. It is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution and criminality and the secret lives behind Victorian propriety, to create a unique form of urban Gothic.