Treasure Island and the Pirates of the 18th Century

Name: Treasure Island and the Pirates of the 18th Century
Author: Porterfield, Jason
ISBN: 0823945073

Author: Porterfield, Jason

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Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)

Book Level 7.4

Points 1.0

Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction

Word Count 8252

Points per Word 0.000121

Page Count 64

Points per Page 0.015625

Series Looking at Literature Through Primary Sources

Description

This book discusses the influence behind Robert Louis Stevenson's novel TREASURE ISLAND published in 1883 when the horrors of piracy were fresh in the public's mind. Also mentioned are several famous pirates and a brief background on piracy.