Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson published his most famous book, Treasure Island back in 1883, a hundred years before I was born. And yes, I know this off the top of my head since Wikipedia is down to protest against SOPA (which I urge you to support, by the way). So Treasure Island is considered a classic, the ultimate pirate novel or, more often, an annoyance in your elementary school life. I read the book recently the first time and this is my report why I think having the book in the curriculum at that point is rubbish.