The book by Stephen Roberts is the story of a simple boy who went in search of adventure, a story about how we can change our lives by simply taking the first step beyond the threshold of everyday life... Ships and sea battles, distant lands and battles with savages, old papers and treasure hunts, pirates, boardings, chests of gold and sunken ships - all this is in the background to the famous novel by R. L. Stevenson, written in the best traditions of adventure literature. Stephen Roberts does not deviate one step from the style of the author of “Treasure Island,” observing the tradition of the old adventure novel. The book is intended for all lovers of adventure literature; for all those who are close to the spirit of the rebels who once roamed the oceans; for romantics, whose hearts beat faster at such familiar words: “Piastres, piastres!!!”...