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The podcast noted it as the 1883 adventure novel that sparked a craze for pirate stories and influenced Haggard's own writing.
That book is Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, which was published in 1883.
— Episode: 332: King Solomon's Mines
Episode: 332: King Solomon's Mines
The podcast noted it as the 1883 adventure novel that sparked a craze for pirate stories and influenced Haggard's own writing.
That book is Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, which was published in 1883.
Treasure Island was an enormous hit and it appealed to an entirely new readership.
Episode: 332: King Solomon's Mines
The episode noted it as the 1883 bestseller that sparked a new readership and inspired Haggard's bet to outwrite it, becoming a cultural touchstone for pirate adventure.
That book is Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, which was published in 1883. Treasure Island was an enormous hit and it appealed to an entirely new readership.
He said his brother bet him five shillings that he couldn't write a book as good as Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
